Hidden-camera video shows Project 2025 co-author discussing his secret work preparing for a second Trump term

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

88% : In public, Trump repeatedly praised Vought for doing an "incredible" and "fantastic" job at OMB.
74% : He claimed that Trump has "blessed" his organization and "he's very supportive of what we do.""Eighty percent of my time is working on the plans of what's necessary to take control of these bureaucracies," Vought said.
62% : That's pretty close to Christian nationalism because I also believe in nationalism.
49% : Inside the 'second phase' of Project 2025In preparation for Trump's potential return to the White House, Vought said in the meeting that he had a team of staffers working to draft regulations and executive orders that would translate Trump's campaign speeches into government policy.
46% : "An elaborate ruseVought served as the director of the Office of Management and Budget under Trump, where he made a name for himself as a policy wonk committed to the MAGA movement.
41% : "Trump wanted to deploy thousands of active duty troops on the streets of major cities to quell protesters in 2020, but defense officials pushed back, a senior official told CNN at the time.
37% : Trump and Vought have spoken at various times since leaving office, and the former president has adopted some of Vought's ideas, two sources familiar with their relationship told CNN.
36% : In an email, Lawrence Carter, the Centre's co-founder and director, defended the group's tactics, saying that there was a public interest in revealing Vought's private comments about his relationship with Trump and work on Project 2025.
33% : "Vought said he had personally talked to Trump in recent months and received at least one personal "assignment" from him after he left office.
13% : Trump has publicly rejected Project 2025 as Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign has sought to tie him to some of the plan's most extreme proposals.

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