{"id":1037231,"date":"2024-07-11T19:00:23","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T23:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1037231"},"modified":"2024-07-11T19:00:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T23:00:23","slug":"trumps-maga-veepstakes-j-d-vance-praises-project-2025s-good-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-maga-veepstakes-j-d-vance-praises-project-2025s-good-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s MAGA Veepstakes: J.D. Vance Praises Project 2025\u2019s \u201cGood Ideas\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/maga-veepstakes.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1034055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/maga-veepstakes.webp 780w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/maga-veepstakes.webp?resize=300,152 300w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/maga-veepstakes.webp?resize=768,389 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In response to MAGA VP contender J.D. Vance praising Donald Trump\u2019s extreme Project 2025 agenda, <\/em><strong><em>DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDonald Trump\u2019s VP contender J.D. Vance just did what Trump has been trying to hide from for weeks and praised the Project 2025 agenda. Here\u2019s what Vance thinks is a \u2018good idea\u2019 \u2013 enabling Trump\u2019s dangerous ambition to be a \u2018dictator on day one,\u2019 banning abortion nationwide, and giving handouts to the ultra-rich while raising costs on working people. Let\u2019s be clear: If given the chance, Trump and his VP nominee will inflict their extreme Project 2025 agenda on the American people, and that\u2019s why voters will reject Trump\u2019s far-right MAGA ticket at the ballot box this November.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NEW: Trump VP contender J.D. Vance praised Project 2025 and said it has \u201cgood ideas.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HeartlandSignal\/status\/1811494802665394616\">Vance<\/a>: <strong>\u201cI\u2019ve reviewed a lot of [Project 2025]. There are some good ideas in there.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>There is no doubt that Project 2025 is \u201cundeniably a Trump-driven operation.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/11\/13\/trump-loyalists-2024-presidential-election\">Axios<\/a>: <strong>\u201cThis is undeniably a Trump-driven operation.<\/strong> The biggest tell: Johnny McEntee \u2014 one of Trump&#8217;s closest White House aides, and his most fervent internal loyalty enforcer \u2014 is a senior adviser to Project 2025. One of the most powerful architects is Stephen Miller, a top West Wing adviser for the Trump administration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/power-switch\/2024\/04\/15\/a-deep-dive-into-energy-plans-for-trump-2-0-00152281\">Politico<\/a>: <strong>\u201cMany of the authors of the blueprint are former Trump officials, and the Heritage Foundation has spent the past year-plus recruiting people to implement the plans within the administration<\/strong>, Scott said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2018So they don\u2019t just have a long, sprawling policy document,\u2019 he said, <strong>\u2018they also have a growing list of staff who are being tested to see if they are loyal to Trump and if they are willing to administer this in his potential administration.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile groups like Heritage have put forward conservative policy proposals in the past, Scott said Project 2025 is distinct in that it\u2019s so comprehensive and far-reaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201c\u2018It has so many groups contributing to it. It\u2019s the whole conservative policy movement gathered together,\u2019<\/strong> he said.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theweek.com\/politics\/heritage-foundation-2025-donald-trump\">The Week<\/a>: <strong>\u201cMany of Trump&#8217;s indicated plans for a second term fall in line with the Project 2025 outline.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/01\/21\/magazine\/heritage-foundation-kevin-roberts.html\">New York Times<\/a>: <strong>\u201cRoberts told me that he views Heritage\u2019s role today as \u2018institutionalizing Trumpism.\u2019 <\/strong>This includes leading Project 2025, a transition blueprint that outlines a plan to consolidate power in the executive branch, dismantle federal agencies and recruit and vet government employees to free the next Republican president from a system that Roberts views as stacked against conservative power. The lesson of Trump\u2019s first year in office, Roberts told me, is that <strong>\u2018the Trump administration \u2026 simply got a slow start. And Heritage and our allies in Project 2025 believe that must never be repeated.\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s a look at the extreme Project 2025 agenda Trump is running on:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Undermining our democracy with dangerous election denialism and threats of political violence \u2014 all while pledging to be a dictator on \u201cday one.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BidenHQ\/status\/1732224914189672627\">Trump<\/a>: <strong>\u201cHe says, \u2018You\u2019re not going to be a dictator, are you?\u2019 I said, \u2018No, no, no, other than day one.\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BidenHQ\/status\/1787975493901312048\">Barbara Barr, WGAL<\/a>: \u201cThere have been other close races and men have said, \u2018listen, for the betterment of the country, we\u2019re going to move on, we\u2019re going to accept the results of the election.\u2019 Would that have been the right course of action?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump: \u201cNo, it would\u2019ve been a terrible thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgal.com\/article\/donald-trump-interview-economy-border-biden\/60718955\">Barr<\/a>: <strong>\u201cWould you accept the results of this election?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump: <strong>*refuses to say yes*<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-bloodbath-loses-election-2024-rcna143746\">NBC News<\/a>: <strong>\u201cTrump says there will be a \u2018bloodbath\u2019 if he loses the election\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6972163\/donald-trump-political-violence-interview-exclusive\/\">TIME<\/a>: \u201cDonald Trump Says Political Violence \u2018Depends\u2019 on \u2018Fairness\u2019 of 2024 Election\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/rachel-maddow-show\/maddowblog\/trump-floats-idea-serving-third-presidential-term-rcna153081\">MSNBC<\/a>: \u201cTrump again floats the idea of serving a third presidential term\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Banning abortion nationwide and ripping away reproductive freedoms from millions of women.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/politics\/politics-news\/trump-16-week-national-abortion-ban-1234970119\/\">Rolling Stone<\/a>: <strong>\u201cTrump Wants to Ban Abortion Nationwide: Report\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DNCWarRoom\/status\/1672786470049046528\">Trump<\/a>: \u201cThere of course remains a vital role for the federal government in protecting unborn life. And it\u2019s very important.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BidenHQ\/status\/1777313236288712970\">Trump<\/a>: <strong>\u201cI was proudly the person responsible for the ending of \u2026 <\/strong><strong><em>Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/strong><strong>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BidenHQ\/status\/1778897934844559451\">Trump<\/a>: \u201cWe broke <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> and we did something that nobody thought was possible. We gave it back to the states, and the states are working very brilliantly \u2026 But they\u2019re working, and it\u2019s working the way it\u2019s supposed to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pushing a MAGAnomics scam that gives tax handouts to the ultra-wealthy at the expense of working Americans and supercharges inflation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BidenHQ\/status\/1735406353240219972?s=20\">Trump<\/a>:<strong> \u201cYou\u2019re all people that have a lot of money \u2026 You\u2019re rich as hell. \u2026 We\u2019re gonna give you tax cuts.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2023\/09\/donald-trump-second-term-tax-cuts\">Vanity Fair<\/a>: \u201cDonald<strong> <\/strong>Trump<strong> <\/strong>Wants to Give His Favorite Corporations Another Giant Tax Cut in a Second Term: Report\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/two-years-after-trumps-tax-reform-the-middle-class-is-struggling\/\">CBS News<\/a>: <strong>\u201cTwo years after Trump tax cuts, middle-class Americans are falling behind\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2019\/oct\/09\/trump-tax-cuts-helped-billionaires-pay-less\">The Guardian<\/a>: <strong>\u201cDonald Trump\u2019s $1.5tn tax cuts have helped billionaires pay a lower rate than the working class for the first time in history.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/06\/25\/nobel-prize-winners-biden-economy-trump-inflation\">Axios<\/a>:<strong> \u201cSixteen Nobel prize-winning economists are jumping into the presidential campaign with a stark warning: Former President Trump\u2019s plans would reignite inflation and cause lasting harm to the global economy if he wins in November.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/static.project2025.org\/2025_MandateForLeadership_CHAPTER-22.pdf\">Project 2025<\/a>: \u201cThe corporate income tax rate should be reduced to 18 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2024\/06\/trump-plan-supercharge-inflation\/678566\/\">The Atlantic<\/a>: \u201cTrump\u2019s Plan to Supercharge Inflation\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gutting Social Security and Medicare, repealing the Affordable Care Act, and ending protections for millions of Americans with preexisting conditions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bidenhq\/status\/1767158825063153721?t=ls87QPbTuOCOdDfWvWTC1Q\">Joe Kernen, CNBC<\/a>: \u201cHave you changed your outlook on how to handle entitlements, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump: \u201cSo first of all, there is a lot you can do in terms of entitlements, in terms of cutting.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov\/briefings-statements\/remarks-president-trump-signing-executive-order-strengthening-retirement-security-america\/\">Trump<\/a>: <strong>\u201cWe\u2019ve really decimated Obamacare.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cWe\u2019ve done a great job, but we\u2019re going to be getting rid of it entirely.\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/donald-trump-hopes-to-dismantle-obamacare-if-elected-in-2024\">Daily Beast<\/a>: \u201cTrump Revives Plan to Dismantle Obamacare if Elected in 2024\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2023\/02\/28\/biden-gop-budget-would-put-health-care-on-chopping-block\">Spectrum News<\/a>: \u201cThe ACA protects more than 100 million people with preexisting conditions from being denied care, plus it requires insurance plans to cover things like preventive care and limit out-of-pocket costs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Defunding law enforcement, doubling down on his failed record of making it easier for dangerous individuals to carry guns while failing to address gun violence, and putting his political gain over bipartisan efforts to secure our border.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sahilkapur\/status\/1643603753117925380?s=46&amp;t=ufjMWUxFOQK3reUQ1TXZMg\">Sahil Kapur<\/a>: <strong>\u201cDonald Trump pressures Republicans to defund the (federal) police.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2020\/6\/16\/21286669\/donald-trump-is-defunding-the-police\">Vox<\/a>: \u201cDonald Trump is defunding the police\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump has repeatedly proposed cuts in federal funding for police, criticized landmark legislation that boosted financial support for police departments, and is currently involved in blocking legislation that would greatly reduce pressure on local governments to cut police funding.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn layman\u2019s terms, he\u2019s been trying to defund the police.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/03\/12\/us\/politics\/trump-gun-control-national-rifle-association.html\">New York Times<\/a>: \u201cConceding to N.R.A., Trump Abandons Brief Gun Control Promise\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump on Monday abandoned his promise to work for gun control measures opposed by the National Rifle Association, bowing to the gun group and embracing its agenda of armed teachers and incremental improvements to the background check system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/431530-white-house-threatens-to-veto-background-check-bills\/\">The Hill<\/a>: <strong>\u201cThe [Trump] White House on Monday issued a statement warning that President Trump would veto proposed legislation to enhance background checks for gun purchases if it passes the House and Senate.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2019\/08\/07\/trump-gun-access-restrictions-1449663\">Politico<\/a>: <strong>\u201cTrump quietly used regulations to expand gun access\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2024\/2\/7\/24064001\/border-crisis-immigration-reality-explained-mayorkas-impeachment\">Vox<\/a>:<strong> \u201cTrump made this clear when he reportedly urged Republicans in Congress to turn against the bipartisan Senate border security bill <\/strong>scheduled for a vote Wednesday so that he could keep the issue alive through the presidential election. His supporters have largely fallen in line.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Putting dictators over our allies, ceding America\u2019s leadership abroad, and making the world less safe, just as he did in his first term.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/trump-says-he-would-encourage-russia-to-attack-nato-members-that-dont-pay-enough\/\">Politico<\/a>: <strong>\u201cTrump says he would \u2018encourage\u2019 Russia to attack NATO allies who don\u2019t pay up\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/12\/21\/world\/europe\/trump-jim-mattis-syria.html\">New York Times<\/a>: \u201cAmerica\u2019s Allies Fear That Traditional Ties No Longer Matter Under Trump\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2018\/05\/14\/trump-foreign-policy-damage-588030\">Politico<\/a>: \u201cTrump\u2019s approach is hurting the U.S., foreign policy experts say\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2018\/07\/16\/politics\/donald-trump-putin-helsinki-summit\/index.html\">CNN<\/a>: \u201cTrump sides with Putin over US intelligence\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/andrewsolender\/2020\/09\/14\/trump-said-hes-cozier-with-tougher-and-meaner-dictators-calls-them-smarter-than-biden\/?sh=78c3b1335392\">Forbes<\/a>: <strong>\u201cTrump said of his relationships with dictators, \u2018the tougher and meaner they are, the better I get along with them,\u2019 which he insisted is \u2018not a bad thing.\u2019&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201c\u2018The easy ones,\u2019 Trump said, referring to America\u2019s allies, \u2018I maybe don&#8217;t like as much or don&#8217;t get along with as much.\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/04\/05\/trump-ukraine-secret-plan\/\">Washington Post<\/a>: <strong>\u201cFormer president Donald Trump has privately said he could end Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine by pressuring Ukraine to give up some territory \u2026 <\/strong>Some foreign policy experts said Trump\u2019s idea would reward Russian President Vladimir Putin and condone the violation of internationally recognized borders by force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTrump has consistently complimented Putin, expressed admiration for his dictatorial rule and gone out of his way to avoid criticizing him, most recently for the death in jail of political opponent Alexei Navalny. He has not called for the release of Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter held in Russia for a year without charges or a trial.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/01\/18\/us\/politics\/global-survey-trump.html\">New York Times<\/a>: \u201cMuch of the world has soured on American leadership since President Trump took office, a loss of faith that has opened up opportunities for other countries like China, Russia and Germany to assert themselves on the international stage, according to an extensive new survey of people living around the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to MAGA VP contender J.D. Vance praising Donald Trump\u2019s extreme Project 2025 agenda, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:&nbsp; \u201cDonald Trump\u2019s VP contender J.D. Vance just did what Trump has been trying to hide from for weeks and praised the Project 2025 agenda. 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