{"id":2315213,"date":"2024-07-29T07:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T11:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fear-over-project-2025-created-out-of-thin-air-editor-argues-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-29T10:20:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T14:20:06","slug":"fear-over-project-2025-created-out-of-thin-air-editor-argues-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fear-over-project-2025-created-out-of-thin-air-editor-argues-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Fear over Project 2025 created \u2018out of thin air,\u2019 editor argues &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Ffear-over-project-2025-created-out-of-thin-air-editor-argues-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=2315213&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 the rising controversy surrounding the Heritage Foundation&#8217;s &#8220;Project 2025,&#8221; particularly after a presidential debate between President Biden and former President Trump. Initially low-profile, Project 2025 has been criticized by Democrats, including Vice President Kamala Harris, who argue it outlines severe cuts to social programs and a rollback of progressive policies, suggesting a return to a &#8220;dystopian&#8221; past under Trump\u2019s influence.<\/p>\n<p>At the heart of the initiative is a substantial document titled &#8220;Mandate for Leadership &#8211; the Conservative Promise,&#8221; which contains conservative policy recommendations. In response to the backlash, Steven Groves, a co-editor of the document, encouraged critics to read its full 900-page text, claiming many criticisms are exaggerated or misrepresented. He noted that a widely circulated graphic inaccurately depicted the project&#8217;s agenda and that only a few of the claims against it were accurate.<\/p>\n<p>Despite proponents claiming that Project 2025 does not directly reflect Trump\u2019s platform, Democrats persist in linking it with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-labor-secretary-grins-for-trucker-photo-op-while-pushing-nominee-opposed-by-truckers\/\" title=\"Biden Labor Secretary Grins for Trucker Photo-Op While Pushing Nominee Opposed by Truckers\">extreme policy proposals<\/a>. The article highlights the ongoing political battle over what Project 2025 represents and how it is shaping discussions about the future of American conservatism and governance. <br \/> The article examines the ongoing controversy surrounding the Heritage Foundation&#8217;s initiative known as &#8220;Project 2025,&#8221; which gained prominence following a recent presidential debate between President Biden and former President Trump. Originally not widely discussed, Project 2025 has been labeled as a harbinger of a dystopian future under Trump, leading to increased scrutiny and criticism from Democratic leaders, including Vice President Kamala Harris. Critics argue that the project aims to roll back progressive policies and implement severe cuts to social programs.<\/p>\n<p>Central to Project 2025 is a detailed document titled &#8220;Mandate for Leadership &#8211; the Conservative Promise,&#8221; which presents a series of conservative policy suggestions. In response to the backlash, Steven Groves, a co-editor of the document, urged critics to scrutinize the full 900-page text, asserting that many accusations against the project are either exaggerated or inaccurate. He noted that a graphic circulating online misrepresented the project&#8217;s agenda, with only a handful of claims being substantiated.<\/p>\n<p>While proponents of Project 2025 assert that it does not reflect Trump&#8217;s direct platform, Democrats continue to associate it with radical policy recommendations. The article underscores a wider political struggle as Project 2025 becomes a focal point in the debates over the future of American conservatism and governance. <br \/> The article discusses the growing \u200ccontroversy surrounding the Heritage Foundation&#8217;s &#8220;Project\u2063 2025,&#8221; \u2063which has recently emerged in\u2064 political \u200bdiscourse, particularly following\u200c a presidential debate between President Biden \u200band former President Trump. Initially obscure, Project 2025 became associated with a purported dystopian\u200b agenda for a Trump presidency, prompting \u2063heightened criticism from Democrats, including Vice President Kamala Harris, who described\u200c it\u200b as a plan \u200bto revert America to unfavorable past \u2063policies. Critics have accused the \u2064project of planning devastating cuts to social programs \u2064and enacting extreme \u2062social policies.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d project is based on a \u2064comprehensive document called \u200d&#8221;Mandate for \u2064Leadership \u2062- the Conservative Promise,&#8221; which outlines \u2064various conservative policy recommendations. Steven Groves, a co-editor, defended the project against accusations and encouraged critics to read the 900-page document, asserting that \u200bmany of\u2064 the \u2064claims against it were \u2062exaggerated\u200c or unfounded. He highlighted that some \u200dcriticisms stemmed from \u2062a viral \u200cgraphic that misrepresented the project&#8217;s agenda, pointing out that \u2063only a few of the alleged items were \u2064truthful.<\/p>\n<p>Despite denials\u2062 from project proponents that it represents Trump&#8217;s\u200c platform, Democrats \u200ccontinue to link it with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-manchin-defends-refusal-to-back-radical-democrat-agenda\/\" title=\"Sen. Manchin defends refusal to back radical Democrat agenda\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-manchin-defends-refusal-to-back-radical-democrat-agenda\/\" title=\"Sen. Manchin defends refusal to back radical Democrat agenda\">radical policy proposals<\/a><\/a>. The article reveals a broader political struggle, with Project 2025 being used as a weapon in ongoing debates over \u200bthe future direction of American conservatism and governance.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/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\"><\/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\/\"><\/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\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Fear over Project 2025 created &lsquo;out of thin air,&rsquo; editor argues<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1696084\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Heritage Foundation&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3080136\/project-2025-fact-checking-democrats-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Project 2025\">Project 2025<\/a> spent most of the first year of its existence in relative obscurity, known primarily by policy wonks.<\/p>\n<p>This suddenly changed shortly after the presidential debate between President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> and former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Donald-Trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>, after which Project 2025 became synonymous with an alleged dystopian blueprint for a Trump presidency. It has since been featured in nearly every campaign speech by Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kristen Eichamer holds a Project 2025 fan in the group&rsquo;s tent at the Iowa State Fair, Aug. 14, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. The Project 2025 effort is being led by the Heritage Foundation think tank. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Recently, fears over the effort were featured in Harris&rsquo;s campaign speech at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3099218\/kamala-harris-hits-all-democratic-policies-during-houston-campaign-stop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Thursday speech\">Thursday speech<\/a> in Houston.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And you, I&rsquo;m sure, have seen their agenda, Project 2025,&rdquo; Harris said to boos from the crowd. &ldquo;Can you believe they put this thing in writing? Nine hundred pages in writing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So Project 2025 is a plan to return America to a dark past,&rdquo; she continued. &ldquo;Donald Trump and his extreme allies want to take our nation back to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-more-than-half-of-americans-say-bidens-economy-is-in-poor-shape\/\" title=\"POLL: More Than Half Of Americans Say Biden\u2019s Economy Is In Poor Shape\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-more-than-half-of-americans-say-bidens-economy-is-in-poor-shape\/\" title=\"POLL: More Than Half Of Americans Say Biden\u2019s Economy Is In Poor Shape\">failed economic policies<\/a><\/a>, back to union busting, back to tax breaks for billionaires. Donald Trump and his allies want to cut Medicare and Social Security, to stop student loan forgiveness for teachers and other public servants.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Project 2025 is not a new or novel concept &mdash; the Heritage Foundation has produced a list of policy suggestions for every Republican president or presidential candidate, starting with Ronald Reagan. Though the project itself encompasses a variety of things, including education and preparing personnel for a presidential transition, most critics focus on the book it produced &mdash; &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/static.project2025.org\/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mandate for Leadership &ndash; the Conservative Promise\">Mandate for Leadership &ndash; the Conservative Promise<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> spoke with one of the co-editors of the book, Steven Groves, to discuss the backlash to the project. He encouraged everyone to follow Biden&rsquo;s oft-repeated advice &mdash; to go read the 900-page document.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, the part that everyone&rsquo;s been talking about, and the Left has been lying about, is our book, very forward. The book is available online. Every word of it can be downloaded for free,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Every recommendation that Project 2025 has ever made on any topic is right there in those 900 pages. There&rsquo;s plenty of conservative things in there that the Left and Biden and Harris criticized, but they&rsquo;ve decided to go a different route, which is to lie.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Their interest is not in taking on a conservative think tank project,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;Their interest is in lying about that project and then attributing extreme policies to their political opponent, in this case, President Trump. So that&rsquo;s why you saw a spike in activity about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>book<\/a> after the debacle of a debate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Steve pointed out that the book was published in April 2023, with work beginning long before any candidate declared their candidacy. It even received largely neutral, if limited, media coverage prior to the debate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It wasn&rsquo;t until it was crystal clear to everyone that Biden was going to lose and lose big that the Left, Biden, and Kamala decided to make a target out of the project, and then, by lying about it&hellip; try to tie it to President Trump,&rdquo; Groves said. &ldquo;President Trump<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/3094056\/trump-distances-himself-from-project-2025-to-democrats-dismay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> doesn&rsquo;t have<\/a> anything to do with this project.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Nearly all the criticisms from the Democrats, he argued, were created &ldquo;out of thin air.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Groves pointed to one viral graphic that gained widespread traction when shared by actor Mark Hamill.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The graphic includes a list of the supposed agenda of Project 2025, including a complete abortion ban, banning contraceptives, ending no-fault divorce, eliminating labor protections, raising taxes on the working class, cutting Social Security and Medicare, condemning single mothers, banning gay marriage, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-2025-clarifies-its-policy-proposals-in-myths-vs-facts-rebuttal-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Project 2025 clarifies its policy proposals in \u2018myths vs. facts\u2019 rebuttal - Washington Examiner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-2025-clarifies-its-policy-proposals-in-myths-vs-facts-rebuttal-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Project 2025 clarifies its policy proposals in \u2018myths vs. facts\u2019 rebuttal - Washington Examiner\">raising prescription drug prices<\/a><\/a>, ban books and curriculum about slavery, and ending civil rights protections in government.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 31 items listed, Project 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3080136\/project-2025-fact-checking-democrats-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> only five were true or partially true &mdash; eliminating the Department of Education, using taxpayer money for religious schools, increasing Arctic drilling, deregulating big businesses and big oil, and expediting capital punishment. The rest of the items were labeled false, mostly false, or misleading.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s easy enough to go to our book that&rsquo;s online,&rdquo; Steve said. &ldquo;Do Control F&hellip; if you want to put in Control F: abortion; Control F: marriage, you can find everything that we&rsquo;ve written about those topics.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the repeated denials, Democrats remain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/3097054\/stop-the-hysteria-about-project-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>adamant<\/a> that Project 2025 both includes radical policy proposals and is intricately linked with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump is so desperate to distance himself from Project 2025 as the American people are grappling with the terrifying truth about his second term agenda that he and his team overhauled the Republican platform process to keep the public and the press in the dark, all caps-ed 20 bullet points behind closed doors, and blasted it out to divert attention from his real plans: a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-claims-a-national-abortion-ban-is-possible-if-roe-v-wade-is-overturned\/\" title=\"McConnell Claims A National Abortion Ban Is \u2018Possible\u2019 If Roe V. Wade Is Overturned\">national abortion ban<\/a>, handouts for his billionaire donors on the backs of middle-class Americans, cuts to Medicare and Social Security, and to be a dictator on &lsquo;day one,&rsquo;&rdquo; DNC National press secretary Emilia Rowland <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3075402\/project-2025-issues-clarification-suggestions-critics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> in a statement earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Project 2025 also doesn&rsquo;t serve as a manifesto, often including contradictory policy proposals, with different authors putting forward their beliefs. For the book, the Heritage Foundation &ldquo;cast a wide net,&rdquo; with about two-thirds of contributing authors not being a part of the organization.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Within many of the chapters you&rsquo;ll see, let&rsquo;s call them minority views, because there wasn&rsquo;t just the author for most of the chapters &mdash; the author had teams of 10, 20, 30 people also contributing,&rdquo; Groves said. &ldquo;And so the views of the chapter don&rsquo;t always reflect that of the &hellip; single author of that chapter. And so you&rsquo;ll find some &hellip; majority and minority views within some of the chapters &hellip; the Department of Labor comes to mind. But then there were some issues that really kind of split where conservatives are.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Though Project 2025 now spends most of its time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3080136\/project-2025-fact-checking-democrats-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>deflecting criticism<\/a>, Groves said that they&rsquo;re sticking &ldquo;to their guns,&rdquo; and urged Republicans to disregard Democratic criticisms.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re all on the same team,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Don&rsquo;t listen to the Left&rsquo;s lies about Project 2025, don&rsquo;t listen to Biden and [Harris&rsquo;s] lies about Project 2025. If the Left and [Harris] are lying about it, then you have to realize that we&rsquo;re over the target. We all have the same goals, which is to support the next conservative president.&rdquo;<\/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_1696084\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1696084\"}});<\/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\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The article delves into the rising debate over the Heritage Foundation&#8217;s &#8220;Project 2025,&#8221; which has recently gained attention, particularly after a presidential debate between President Biden and former President Trump. Initially not well-known, Project 2025 is now associated with fears of a dystopian future under Trump, prompting significant criticism from Democrats, including Vice President Kamala Harris. She described it as a plan to revert America to undesirable past policies and accused it of proposing drastic cuts to social programs.<\/p>\n<p>At the heart of Project 2025 is a comprehensive document titled &#8220;Mandate for Leadership &#8211; the Conservative Promise,&#8221; which outlines various conservative policy recommendations. Steven Groves, one of its co-editors, defended the initiative against these criticisms and encouraged detractors to read the entire 900-page document, claiming that many accusations are exaggerated or unfounded. He pointed out that some negative perceptions stemmed from a viral graphic that misrepresented Project 2025\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Despite supporters&#8217; claims that it does not reflect Trump&#8217;s platform directly, Democrats continue to link it with radical policy proposals. The article highlights an ongoing political struggle where Project 2025 serves as a central point in discussions about the future direction of American conservatism and governance.<\/p>\n<p>Initially overlooked during its first year at the Heritage Foundation, Project 2025&#8217;s visibility increased dramatically following Biden-Trump debates when it became synonymous with concerns about an oppressive Trump administration blueprint. This was evident in campaign speeches by Biden and Harris who criticized its contents vigorously.<\/p>\n<p>Harris expressed alarm over what she called their documented agenda: \u201cCan you believe they put this thing in writing? Nine hundred pages!\u201d She claimed that Project 2025 aims to take America back to failed economic policies while cutting essential services like Medicare and Social Security.<\/p>\n<p>While not entirely new\u2014since the Heritage Foundation has historically provided recommendations for Republican leaders since Reagan\u2014critics mainly focus on &#8220;Mandate for Leadership \u2013 the Conservative Promise.&#8221; In response to backlash against this project, Groves urged people to read their book directly rather than rely on misrepresentations: \u201cEvery recommendation made by Project 2025 can be found online.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He accused Democrats of fabricating criticisms instead of engaging with conservative ideas directly: \u201cTheir interest isn\u2019t addressing our think tank project but misrepresenting it while attributing extreme policies to their political opponent.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Groves noted how media coverage was largely neutral before any candidate declared their candidacy but shifted dramatically once Biden appeared likely facing significant electoral challenges. He argued most Democratic critiques were baseless fabrications stemming from misunderstandings or distortions about what Project 2025 entails.<\/p>\n<p>One viral graphic shared by actor Mark Hamill listed supposed elements associated with Project 2025\u2014such as banning abortion or cutting social services\u2014which were mostly deemed false according to assessments made by those involved with the initiative itself.<\/p>\n<p>Despite ongoing denials regarding any radical proposals linked closely with Trump\u2019s agenda within this framework; Democrats persistently assert connections between them both: &#8220;Trump is so eager&#8221; claimed DNC National press secretary Emilia Rowland recently regarding his distancing efforts from such initiatives amidst public scrutiny over his second-term plans.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally; Groves explained how contributions came from various authors\u2014not solely those affiliated directly\u2014with Heritage resulting in diverse viewpoints reflected throughout different chapters within their publication despite facing criticism aimed at them overall he urged Republicans not be swayed away due Democratic narratives surrounding these projects but instead focus on supporting conservative leadership moving forward effectively<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2315214,"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\/Project-2025-2.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[7380,6616,5466,33295,36497,35629,33997,32076],"class_list":["post-2315213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-misinformation","tag-editorial","tag-fear","tag-media-criticism","tag-media-critique","tag-political-discourse","tag-project-2025","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Project-2025-2.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315213","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2315213"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315213\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315214"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2315213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2315213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2315213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}