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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Jason Wilson

Leaked files show far-right influences among Project 2025 applicants

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People protest against the Trump administration in Indianapolis, Indiana, on 4 March 2025. Photograph: Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Hacked materials from the powerful rightwing thinktank the Heritage Foundation show that applicants to a Project 2025-branded effort to create a talent pool for the Trump administration cited the influence of Nazi political theorists and other far-right thinkers on their political views.

Not all applicants revealed in the hack ended up with Trump administration jobs, but some current appointees did make applications.

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