What to know about Project 2025, as Harris hits Trump over the controversial plan

This story first appeared in NPR’s dwell weblog of the presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. See how the night time unfolded.

Vice President Harris rapidly attacked former President Donald Trump on his affiliation with the architects of Undertaking 2025 within the presidential debate on Tuesday night time.

“I will let you know on this debate tonight, you are going to hear from the identical outdated drained playbook, a bunch of lies, grievances and title calling,” Harris mentioned within the first couple of minutes of the controversy.

“What you are going to hear tonight is an in depth and harmful plan known as Undertaking 2025 that the previous president intends on implementing if he have been elected to once more.”

Trump discovered himself once more in search of to defend and distance himself from Undertaking 2025, the controversial plan drafted by the Heritage Basis to overtake the U.S. authorities. For weeks, Trump has been dogged by his relationship to those that drafted the 900-page, pro-Trump plan that requires mass deportations, eliminating the Division of Schooling, imposing stricter controls on abortion and slashing local weather protections.

“Primary, I’ve nothing to do — as you realize and as she is aware of higher than anybody — I’ve nothing to do with Undertaking 2025,” Trump mentioned. “That is on the market. I have never learn it. I do not wish to learn it purposely. I am not going to learn it.”

Democrats have repeatedly sought to tie Trump to essentially the most controversial elements of the plans. Allies bought concerned. Actress Taraji Henson introduced it up on the BET awards, including gas to the fireplace.

It was additionally an enormous a part of the Democratic Nationwide Conference, with comic Kenan Thompson finishing up a cartoon-size model of Undertaking 2025 to make enjoyable of Trump and the hassle.

It’s true that the Trump marketing campaign didn’t draft Undertaking 2025. However these concerned within the coverage proposals embody loyalists and allies of Trump, and former Trump officers.

These officers are prone to be candidates in a second Trump administration.

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