Former President Donald Trump has distanced himself from Project 2025, the handbook for a new conservative government written by several right-wing think tanks.

The presumptive Republican nominee said on truth social that he knows quote nothing about Project 2025 and has no idea who's behind it

That comes as Democrats double down on their messaging tying Trump directly to the

playbook ahead of the November election. Our White House correspondent Laura

Baro-Lopez has been covering this and joins me now. So Laura, former

President Trump denies he knows anyone behind Project 2025.

Your reporting shows he's actually connected to some of the architects behind it.

What have you found?

That's right.

So Project 2025, we're talking about this more than 900 page blueprint that was crafted by Heritage Foundation in coordination with other right-wing think tanks for a future Donald Trump presidency.

And now, despite Donald Trump's denials that he knows who these people are

he is deeply connected to key authors of Project 2025 which include Paul Danz, Roger Severino,

Ken Kucinelli, Christopher Miller, and Russ vote.

All of these people served in Trump's administration and are considered serious contenders

for top positions in any second Trump term if he were to win office.

Also Russ Vote and Ed Martin who helped Kraft Project 2025 are authors also of the

new Republican Party platform.

So they're deeply connected to the party apparatus,

and as well as Stephen Miller.

He is someone who was a top advisor

to President Trump when he was in the White House and still

remains a top advisor to Trump and he's tried to distance himself as well from

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