Kofi Bentil, Vice President of Imani Africa, commented that the world should brace itself for potential impacts like tariffs, deportation policies, and the implementation of Project 2025 in the likely event of Donald Trump winning the U.S. election.
Bentil noted that with Trump's possible return to the presidency, the American people have seemingly made a clear choice, and the world will now watch as they navigate the consequences of that decision.
“Congrats Franklin, your man won! Get ready for tariffs deportations and Project 25. Americans have made their bed and we’ll watch them pay in it!“, the private legal practitioner wrote on his Facebook page.
About Project 2025
Project 2025 is an ambitious policy blueprint developed by the Heritage Foundation, a prominent conservative think tank in Washington, D.C. Known for its influential policy proposals for incoming Republican administrations since the Reagan era in 1981, Heritage has continued this tradition for each election cycle, including 2016, when many of its ideas were adopted by the Trump administration. Heritage’s influence in shaping conservative policy has been notable—by 2017, the organization claimed that nearly two-thirds of its recommendations had been implemented by the Trump White House.
The Project 2025 report, unveiled in April 2023, has stirred significant debate, particularly as the 2024 election approaches. In response, Democratic leaders launched the “Stop Project 2025 Task Force” to push back against the agenda, alleging that there’s a “secret” plan for a series of executive orders to enact its recommendations. Additionally, the Harris campaign has used Project 2025 to challenge Republican strategies, frequently addressing it in speeches and interviews.
Former President Trump distanced himself from Project 2025 over the summer, publicly dismissing any connection to it. In a post on Truth Social, he said, “I know nothing about Project 2025,” and criticized several proposals. However, during a debate with Vice President Harris, he adopted a more measured tone, calling the ideas “some good, some bad” but reiterated his lack of direct involvement.
Several former Trump administration officials contributed to Project 2025, including Paul Dans, who initially led the project and previously served as chief of staff at the Office of Personnel Management under Trump. Dans left the project in July 2024, allowing Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts to take over. Russell Vought, another former Trump official and current Republican National Committee policy director, also played a significant role in drafting the document.
Heritage reports that over 100 conservative organizations helped shape Project 2025, and it outlines four main goals: restoring the family as a central American value, reducing the scope of federal administrative agencies, securing national sovereignty, and safeguarding individual rights. Among its more controversial proposals, the document advocates for placing the entire federal bureaucracy, including independent agencies, under direct presidential control, a concept known as “unitary executive theory.” This approach would centralize executive power, enabling the president to swiftly implement policies. It also suggests removing job protections for numerous federal employees, replacing them with political appointees.
The document includes calls for drastic restructuring of agencies like the FBI, which it describes as “bloated” and “increasingly lawless,” and proposes eliminating the Department of Education altogether. While the Republican Party’s 2024 platform has adopted parts of Project 2025, such as the commitment to reduce regulation, government spending, and close the Department of Education, it does not fully endorse the extensive agency overhauls suggested in the report.
Project 2025 stands as a comprehensive vision of the future for a conservative-led federal government, highlighting a push toward centralizing presidential power and reducing federal agencies’ independence and reach. Its influence on the Republican platform and the broader policy debate is expected to remain significant as the 2024 election season continues to jubilant supporters
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