Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to pursue its goals

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Trump now openly embraces Project 2025 after spending 2024 campaign desperately trying to distance himself from the conservative blueprint.

The president is using the government shutdown to slash federal workforce and cancel billions in Democratic-championed projects.

Trump has stocked his administration with Project 2025 authors, including budget chief Russ Vought and border czar Tom Homan.

NEW YORK — President Trump is openly embracing the conservative blueprint he desperately tried to distance himself from during the 2024 campaign, as one of its architects works to use the government shutdown to accelerate his goals of slashing the size of the federal workforce and punishing