Staff Reports
In typical Trump fashion, the former President has stirred the pot again, this time by labeling Project 2025 as overly ambitious on abortion matters. He believes the recommendations from the Heritage Foundation have simply gone too far. If there’s one lesson to be drawn from this, it’s that Trump knows how to keep people talking, especially when they least expect it.
Project 2025 is a conservative compilation of policy recommendations from the Heritage Foundation aimed at reestablishing a “culture of life” in America. However, don’t start packing your bags for Uncle Sam’s abortion ban just yet. The document suggests reversing FDA approval of abortion pills, mandates states report abortion statistics to federal authorities, and proposes swapping out the current HHS Reproductive Healthcare Access Task Force for a pro-life counterpart. It’s a wishlist more ambitious than a Hollywood blockbuster’s budget.
Project 2025’s abortion plan goes ‘way too far,’ Trump argues – Washington Examiner https://t.co/gxVSjwmnXX
— Melanie (@MellieMAGA) July 15, 2024
Interestingly, Trump has consistently opposed the idea of a national abortion ban. Despite helping to overturn Roe v. Wade, he insists the matter should be left to the states. The new GOP platform even reflects this shift, dropping any mention of nationwide abortion restrictions. It’s almost as if Trump reminds us with a smirk that he’s the one who sent Roe v. Wade packing and handed the reins over to states to figure it out.
In the endless game of political hot potato, Trump keeps distancing himself from Project 2025. He dismisses it as a concoction by a group of extreme conservatives whose zeal he doesn’t share. Clearly, Trump remains committed to making sure everyone knows he’s calling the shots, not some overzealous policy group.
All of this unfolded during an interview with Fox News’s Harris Faulkner, recorded mere hours before a fanatic’s failed attempt on Trump’s life at a rally in Pennsylvania. As he gears up to accept his party’s nomination at the Republican National Convention, the former President is once again proving that neither political firestorms nor literal threats on his life can keep him down.
So here we are, watching Trump maneuver through another political minefield with the finesse of a dancer and the confidence of someone who’s been here before. As for Project 2025, well, it might be a bit too aspirational, even for Trump’s taste.
