The dust of the US presidential election has settled. In some time, Republican leader Donald Trump will take charge of the White House, but even before he came to office, controversies began to accompany him. The 2025 project is the one that is talked about the most. This document was prepared by the American think tank ‘The Heritage Foundation’ about two years ago. But what is it about this that is already causing a sensation?
What is the document in dispute?
This is a kind of political proposal that was prepared jointly by many high-profile right-wing people. Talk about what work should be done in the United States next year and how. The 900-page document is alleged to contain many agendas that differ from the liberal image of the United States.
What policies are we talking about?
According to The Conversation, this project says that LGBTQ rights will be reduced in the future.
Women’s right to abortion should be taken away or minimized.
Closing the doors to refugees is also a big agenda, which the entire party kept talking about.
It is suggested to greatly reduce trade with China in order to reduce its growing aggression in the market.
There is also talk of working more intensely on the project in terms of defense and foreign policy.
During the election, Democrats also claimed that it also contains advice on who should be appointed to positions of power.
Climate change also included in politics
There was even talk many times of dismantling existing environmental protection plans. According to the report, the topic of eliminating existing environmental policies has been written about 250 times. Trump had withdrawn the country from the Paris Agreement during his term. Biden later joined him again. The agenda talks about the maximum use of fossil fuels. If this happens, the pace of climate change will increase even further.
Project 2025 explains step by step how these goals can be achieved. To do this, a roadmap was first prepared. Together with the documents, a list is being prepared of those people who have right-wing thinking and who should be given training. They will be part of the Presidential Administration that will implement the policy. The final step will be to assist the President in his transition so that he can begin implementing the policy as soon as he takes office.
Is it related to the Trump administration?
The answer to this is stuck between yes and no. Although Trump is not mentioned in this extensive document, it is stated that all of this happens only to him. In reality, his agenda is very similar to Trump’s statements. He has been aggressive many times on immigration, trade with China and transgender people. He has even said regarding climate change that other countries are polluting and putting pressure on the United States. In general, Project 2025 coincides with the policies of the Republicans, which is why the two are linked.
This connection can also be understood with an example. Russ Vought, who will be the budget director in Trump’s office, worked extensively on drafting Project 2025. He also drafted executive orders under which many federal employees could be laid off.
The Heritage Foundation think tank that prepared this had also prepared the mandate earlier. In 1981, US President Ronald Reagan had supposedly worked according to a document prepared by himself. The foundation claimed that Reagan himself had distributed a copy of the manifesto to every member of the cabinet. Two-thirds of the project policies were also subsequently implemented.
Does Trump agree with this project?
Many things coincide with Trump’s ideology. But they do not agree on the issue of abortion. Kamala Harris had hinted during the election campaign that after Trump’s victory there would be a permanent ban on abortion in the United States. Although Trump himself approves of abortion pills.
