President Donald Trump has now openly embraced the conservative framework he had previously tried to distance himself from during the 2024 campaign, as one of its architects seeks to use the government shutdown to push forward plans to reduce the federal workforce and target Democratic-led states.

On Thursday morning, Trump posted on his Truth Social account that he would meet with his budget chief, “Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame, to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of which are a political SCAM, he recommends to be cut, and whether or not those cuts will be temporary or permanent.”

Sharp reversal

The remarks mark a sharp reversal for Trump, who spent much of last year criticising Project 2025, The Heritage Foundation’s extensive proposal to overhaul the federa

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