Project 2025 facts for kids
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| Established | April 21, 2022 |
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| Services | Recruiting + training loyalists |
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Director
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Paul Dans (until August 2024) |
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President
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Kevin Roberts |
| Publication | Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise (2023) |
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Parent organization
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The Heritage Foundation |
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Budget
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$22 million |
Project 2025 is a plan to change how the federal government of the United States works. It aims to give the president more power and support right-wing ideas. This plan was created by a group called The Heritage Foundation. They published it in April 2023, hoping that Donald Trump would win the 2024 United States presidential election.
This project is part of a series called Mandate for Leadership. Project 2025 suggests that the president should have full control over the entire executive branch of the government. The executive branch includes many important departments and agencies that help run the country.
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What Project 2025 Wants to Do
Project 2025 wants to make big changes to the government.
Changing Government Workers
The plan suggests replacing many government workers who got their jobs based on their skills. Instead, it wants to hire people who are very loyal to the president. This would allow the president to have more control over important parts of the government. These include:
- The Department of Justice (DOJ), which handles laws and justice.
- The Department of Commerce (DOC), which deals with business and trade.
- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which protects consumers.
Some parts of the government might even be closed down. For example, the plan suggests getting rid of the Department of Education (ED). This department helps set rules for schools and education across the country.
New Policies and Ideas
If these changes happen, the president could then put new policies into action. These ideas include:
- Lowering taxes for large companies.
- Lowering taxes on money earned from investments.
- Creating a single, flat tax rate for everyone's income.
- Making changes to government health programs like Medicare and Medicaid. These programs help people pay for healthcare.
- Reversing policies that were put in place by the previous president.
Project 2025 and Donald Trump
Project 2025 has strong ties to Donald Trump. Many people who helped create the plan or work for The Heritage Foundation have also worked with Trump. This includes people from his first time as president and his 2024 election campaign.
After Trump won the 2024 election, he chose many people who supported or helped create Project 2025 for jobs in his new government. News reports showed that many of his early actions as president were similar to ideas from Project 2025.
See also
In Spanish: Proyecto 2025 para niños
