Former President Donald Trump's aides have long worried about his being tied to Project 2025, New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman told CNN, explaining why the Republican felt the need to distance himself from what is widely viewed as a far-right blueprint for his second term.
Penned by the conservative Heritage Foundation and boosted by Trump aides such as Stephen Miller, Project 2025 outlines a hard-right plan to purge the federal government of career civil servants, among a slew of other controversial provisions. In recent weeks it has been highlighted by President Joe Biden's campaign, which has sought to tie it to Trump despite it not being directly authored by his campaign, Haberman noted, saying Trump's staffers “have actually been frustrated by” it, Mediaite reported.
