Overview
- Project 2025, developed by the Heritage Foundation, proposes sweeping changes to the executive branch, including replacing career civil servants with political appointees and abolishing several federal agencies.
- Trump has publicly distanced himself from Project 2025, despite the involvement of many former members of his administration in its development.
- Vance has close ties to the Heritage Foundation, having written the foreword to the president's forthcoming book and praised the organization in past speeches.
- Democrats have used Project 2025 as a key argument against Trump and Vance, citing its extreme proposals on transgender rights, climate change, and abortion.
- The debate between Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is seen as a critical moment for both campaigns, with Vance likely to face tough questions about his support for the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025.