Staff Reports
The Trump campaign is reveling in what it perceives as a fatal blow to Project 2025, a presidential transitional initiative birthed from the halls of the Heritage Foundation. Critics of Trump have tried to brand this project as synonymous with his political agenda, but the campaign has long maintained that there is no link between the two. It’s a classic case of opponents trying to create headlines where there are none, and it appears the party is ready to cut ties—if only to keep the narrative clean.
Reports have surfaced that Paul Dans, the director of Project 2025, will be stepping down at the end of the month. Politico has asserted this news based on behind-the-scenes communications, perhaps because not much else is happening in the realm of the left’s anticlimactic critiques. The Trump campaign took the opportunity to reiterate its longstanding position: Project 2025 is as tied to Trump’s 2024 campaign as tofu is to a steakhouse—essentially, not at all.
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Campaign advisors have jumped on this news, stating that the Trump campaign has made it abundantly clear for over a year that Project 2025 operated independently of Trump’s electoral efforts. They see the supposed downfall of the project as an affirmation of their narrative, using the occasion to warn anyone misrepresenting their connection to Trump. Clearly, their patience is wearing thin, and one can only imagine the look on their faces when they watch leftist pundits fumble yet again in their attempts to vilify those involved in Trump’s orbit.
Despite Dans’ departure, the rumor mill suggests that Project 2025 isn’t quite out for the count. Surprisingly, some think it will continue to trudge along, refusing to go quietly into that good night. One has to wonder how much longer the left will cling to this fading project as a lifeline when it seems to be sinking faster than a Titanic reenactment at a conservative gala.
In sum, the spectacle of Project 2025’s decline provides a comedic glance into how poorly timed narratives can lead to spectacularly silly outcomes. While the Trump campaign celebrates what they hope is the ultimate unraveling of a project they’ve never claimed affiliation with, pundits on the left are left scratching their heads, once more illustrating that when it comes to interpreting Trump’s influence, the reality often plays out like a sitcom without a punchline.
