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NEW YORK (AP) — The director of the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025, whose vision calls for an entire overhaul of the federal government, has resigned, a spokesman for the think tank confirmed Tuesday.
Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, said in an announcement that the group is sticking to its original timeline and that Paul Dans' departure comes after the project “accomplished exactly what it set out to do: bring together over 110 leading conservative organizations to create a unified conservative vision motivated to cede power from the unelected administrative state and return it to the people. This tool was created for any future administration.”
But the news got here after former President Donald Trump increasingly distanced himself from and criticized Project 2025, resulting in speculation that his campaign had forced the exit.
“President Trump's campaign has been very clear for over a year that Project 2025 has nothing to do with the campaign, does not speak for the campaign, and should not be associated with the campaign or the President in any way,” Trump campaign advisers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita said in an announcement. “Reports of Project 2025 ending would be very welcome and should serve as a warning to anyone or any group seeking to misrepresent their influence on President Trump and his campaign – this will not end well for you.”
Many Trump allies and former top aides have contributed to the project, which calls for mass layoffs of presidency staff and sweeping changes to American life. Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign and leading Democrats have repeatedly linked Trump to Project 2025 as they argue against a second Trump term.
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