{"id":2290612,"date":"2024-07-08T14:50:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T18:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-pence-adviser-blasts-trump-trying-to-distance-himself-from-project-2025-ludicrous-washington-examiner-former-pence-advisor-calls-trumps-attempt-to-distance-himself-from-pr\/"},"modified":"2024-07-08T14:52:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T18:52:22","slug":"former-pence-adviser-blasts-trump-trying-to-distance-himself-from-project-2025-ludicrous-washington-examiner-former-pence-advisor-calls-trumps-attempt-to-distance-himself-from-pr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-pence-adviser-blasts-trump-trying-to-distance-himself-from-project-2025-ludicrous-washington-examiner-former-pence-advisor-calls-trumps-attempt-to-distance-himself-from-pr\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Pence adviser blasts Trump trying to distance himself from Project 2025: \u2018Ludicrous\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner Former Pence advisor calls Trump&#8217;s attempt to distance himself from Project 2025 &#8220;ludicrous&#8221;"},"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\">58<\/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%2Fformer-pence-adviser-blasts-trump-trying-to-distance-himself-from-project-2025-ludicrous-washington-examiner-former-pence-advisor-calls-trumps-attempt-to-distance-himself-from-pr%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=2290612&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>Former Pence\u2063 adviser\u200c Olivia Troye criticized \u200bformer \u2064President Donald Trump&#8217;s efforts to distance himself from Project\u200d 2025, \u2062calling it &#8220;preposterous&#8221; and\u200c highlighting its ties\u2064 to his administration. Project \u20642025, led by Paul Dans, aims to institutionalize &#8220;Trumpism&#8221; in 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> by leveraging executive authority\u2062 and eliminating some agencies. Democrats have raised objections to \u2064the project&#8217;s proposals, \u2062leading Trump to claim\u200d he knows nothing about it. Troye pointed \u2063out that \u2064former Trump officials like Ben Carson\u2062 and\u200c Ken Cuccinelli are involved in the project, suggesting that Trump&#8217;s distance may be\u2063 to avoid the extreme proposals damaging his reelection chances. Despite some controversial ideas within the project, it has garnered support\u200d from allies \u2063like Sen.\u200d Mike Lee. Troye argued that Trump&#8217;s \u2064disassociation may be due to certain proposals being harmful to his campaign, such as limiting \u2064abortion medication and eliminating\u2064 the Department \u2064of Education.  <\/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\">Former Pence adviser blasts Trump trying to distance himself from Project 2025: \u2018Ludicrous\u2019<\/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\/avilches\/\">Ailin Vilches Arguello<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-08T14:41:18-04:00\">July 8, 2024 2:41 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696084\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Olivia Troye, formerly a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-security-advisor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-president-trump-to-pardon-gen-michael-flynn-per-report\/\" title=\"BREAKING: President Trump to Pardon Gen. Michael Flynn, Per Report\">national security adviser<\/a><\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vice-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Vice President<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-pence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Pence<\/a>, criticized former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s efforts to distance himself from Project 2025 as \u201cludicrous,\u201d highlighting its extensive ties to his administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is preposterous,\u201d Troye said in a CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/07\/07\/politics\/video\/trump-distance-project-2025-olivia-troye-nr-digvid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>interview<\/a>. \u201cIf you look at the collaborators and the authors of this plan, a lot of these people came directly from people that served in Trump\u2019s Cabinet during this administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Project 2025, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/heritage-foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Heritage Foundation<\/a> initiative, aims to institutionalize \u201cTrumpism\u201d in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/federal-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>federal government<\/a> by leveraging executive authority and dismantling some federal agencies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> have raised objections to several proposals within the project, notably the replacement of civil service positions with political appointees.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Trump said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3071030\/trump-knows-nothing-project-2025-heritage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>he knows \u201cnothing about Project 2025\u201d<\/a> but also voiced disagreement with several of its pillars, arguing that some of the ideas are \u201cridiculous and abysmal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paul Dans, former chief of staff at the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/opm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Office of Personnel Management<\/a> under Trump, leads the project.<\/p>\n<p>Troye said former Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-big-here-we-go-pentagon-halts-biden-transition-defense-briefings-biden-team-unaware-of-directive\/\" title=\"BREAKING BIG: Here We Go \u2014 Pentagon Halts Biden Transition Defense Briefings \u2014 Biden Team Unaware of Directive\">administration officials<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ben-carson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ben Carson<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-cuccinelli\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ken Cuccinelli<\/a> are actively involved in Project 2025. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBen Carson, come on! He\u2019s been out there on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>campaign<\/a> trail with the president,\u201d Troye said. \u201cSo I think this is just ludicrous.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, June 22, 2024, in Philadelphia. Trump is seeking to distance himself from a plan for a massive overhaul of the federal government drafted by some of his administration officials. Some of these men are expected to take high-level roles if the Republican presumptive nominee is elected back into the White House. Trump is saying on Truth Social that he \u201cknew nothing about Project 2025.\u201d (AP Photo\/Chris Szagola)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In addition, Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt appeared in one of Project 2025\u2019s videos. <\/p>\n<p>This initiative has also garnered support from allies such as Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-lee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Lee<\/a> (R-UT)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I think what this is telling us is that Donald Trump knows that what is written in this plan is so extreme that it is damaging to his possibility of getting elected,\u201d Troye said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s what he\u2019s concerned about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Troye argued that some of the project\u2019s proposals, such as limits to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>abortion<\/a> medication and plans to eliminate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Department of Education<\/a>, are actually harmful to Trump\u2019s campaign, which explains his distance from them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/conservative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>conservative<\/a>-leaning individual. I am a lifelong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a>. But when I think of the traditional tenets of the GOP, I think of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fiscal-conservatism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>fiscal conservatism<\/a>, I think of individual liberties,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd quite honestly, if you go through and really read through this plan, this is complete overreach by the federal government on our individual liberties,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s campaign condemned Project 2025 as something that should \u201cscare every American.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s trying to hide his connections to his allies\u2019 extreme Project 2025 agenda,\u201d Biden said. \u201cThe only problem? 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