{"id":2289520,"date":"2024-07-05T13:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T17:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-knows-nothing-about-project-2025-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T13:24:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T17:24:44","slug":"trump-says-he-knows-nothing-about-project-2025-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-he-knows-nothing-about-project-2025-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he knows &#8216;nothing about&#8217; Project 2025 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-he-knows-nothing-about-project-2025-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2289520&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses\u200c how\u2064 former President Donald Trump has denied any involvement or \u2062knowledge of Project 2025, a \u200dconservative effort led by the Heritage Foundation \u2064to \u2062reshape the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/better-than-expected-u-s-economy-added-638000-jobs-in-october-unemployment-dropped-to-6-9\/\" title=\"Better Than Expected: U.S. Economy Added 638,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Dropped to 6.9%\">federal government<\/a>. Trump expressed disagreement with\u200d some aspects of the framework but distanced himself\u200d from it. Democrats have \u200dcriticized the \u200cproject, claiming it would consolidate government power and\u2064 threaten democratic processes. The\u200c article also mentions President Joe Biden&#8217;s campaign responding to Trump&#8217;s comments about the Heritage\u2062 Foundation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump says he knows \u2018nothing about\u2019 Project 2025 conservative effort under attack<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/cami-mondeaux\/\">Cami Mondeaux<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-05T13:06:43-04:00\">July 5, 2024 1:06 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1693677\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> said he does not know anything about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3061106\/biden-takes-aim-project-2025-before-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Project 2025<\/a>, a presidential transition framework led by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2954174\/heritage-foundation-recruits-freedom-caucus-staffers-conservative-influence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Heritage Foundation <\/a>that conservatives have lauded as a way to reshape the federal government should Trump be reelected. <\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112734594514167050\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Truth Social post <\/a>on Friday, Trump said he knows \u201cnothing about Project 2025\u201d and that he does not know who is behind the effort. However, the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senators-under-fire-for-rejecting-election-fraud\/\" title=\"GOP senators under fire for rejecting election fraud\">president noted<\/a> he disagrees with a handful of the pillars of the framework and argued that some of the ideas are \u201cridiculous and abysmal,\u201d although he did not specify which ones. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnything they do, I wish them luck, but I have nothing to do with them,\u201d Trump said. <\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s effort to distance himself from Project 2025 comes as Democrats have sought to weaponize the conservative playbook to warn voters about what they say are dangerous changes to the federal government under a possible Trump administration. <\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BidenHQ\/status\/1809262262672142399\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>was quick to respond<\/a>, posting a video of Trump on X featuring comments in which the former president said the Heritage Foundation was critical to \u201cachieve\u201d conservative policies. <\/p>\n<p>Project 2025 is part of Heritage President Kevin Roberts\u2019s goal of using the foundation as a way to institutionalize \u201cTrumpism\u201d in the federal government by seeking to leverage the power of the executive branch and dismantle some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">federal agencies<\/a>. The framework would also seek to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heritage-foundation-recruits-freedom-caucus-staffers-in-bid-to-cement-conservative-influence\/\" title=\"Heritage Foundation is hiring Freedom Caucus aides to strengthen conservative impact\">vet government employees<\/a> before they are hired.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have attacked the effort as a way to consolidate government power, thus \u201cgutting\u201d democratic processes. Biden\u2019s campaign has also targeted the project, arguing it would \u201cterminate the Constitution\u201d and allow Trump to use the presidency to exact revenge on his political enemies. <\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RossOKeefe2\/status\/1806322382279209290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1806322382279209290%7Ctwgr%5E491ebf26ff947bc3e144cf685cde5372ec930361%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonexaminer.com%2Fnews%2Fcampaigns%2Fpresidential%2F3061106%2Fbiden-takes-aim-project-2025-before-debate%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>especially criticized<\/a> Project 2025\u2019s proposals for reproductive rights, as the Heritage Foundation has previously called the decision in <em>Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization<\/em> \u201cjust the beginning.\u201d The foundation has also suggested the next president should \u201cpush as hard as possible to protect the unborn in every jurisdiction in America,\u201d which some Republicans have called for through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-upset-over-roe-among-the-least-likely-to-vote-in-midterms\/\" title=\"Democrats Upset Over Roe Among the Least Likely to Vote in Midterms\">federal abortion ban<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump has said he would not sign a federal abortion ban, arguing the matter should be left to the individual states. <\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>contacted spokespeople for the Heritage Foundation for comment.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1693677\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1693677\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump has denied any knowledge or involvement in Project 2025, a conservative effort led by the Heritage Foundation. Trump stated in a Truth Social post that he disagrees with some aspects of the framework and believes some ideas are &#8220;ridiculous and abysmal.&#8221; He distanced himself from the project as Democrats have criticized it as a way to consolidate government power and undermine democratic processes. The project aims to institutionalize &#8220;Trumpism&#8221; in the federal government and includes proposals on reproductive rights that have drawn criticism. Trump has stated he would not sign a federal abortion ban, preferring to leave the matter to individual states. The Heritage Foundation has not yet commented on the matter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2289521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/trump-fourth-of-july-scaled-1024x703.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5894,3669,33997,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2289520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-politics","tag-president","tag-project-2025","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/trump-fourth-of-july-scaled-1024x703.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2289520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2289520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2289520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2289520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}