What is Project 2025?

Today, Explained

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🗓️ 11 July 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Donald Trump is trying to distance himself from it. Joe Biden wants you to Google it. Semafor’s Shelby Talcott explains what’s going on with the conservative plan for a second Trump presidency. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Noel King and Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Back in early April, Noel brought you an episode of Today explained about something called Project 2025.
0:06.0	The Conservative Heritage Foundation also has a plan for a Trump presidency, 887 pages, a little less state fair, a little more, and I quote, deleting
0:16.6	the word abortion from every piece of legislation that exists.
0:20.1	Maybe you heard the episode, but maybe you didn't?
0:22.8	Because in the past few weeks,
0:24.0	we've been getting emails from you,
0:25.6	and dums from you, and text from you,
0:27.7	and they're all saying the same thing.
0:29.3	You guys need to do a show about Project 2025.
0:33.0	Maybe we were two on the ball, ahead of the times, whatever it is or was, we're bringing
0:37.8	you an encore presentation today.
0:39.7	Joe Biden wants you to Google it.
0:41.6	Donald Trump would prefer you didn't,
0:43.5	Taraj G.P Henson warned you about it at the BET awards.
0:47.0	The Project 2025 plan is not a game.
0:51.0	Look it up!
0:52.3	Project 2025, ahead on today explained. How do custom orders work on Cracken? Imagine I'm a music producer, dialing in my newest track.
1:08.0	Need more bass? Crank it? Vocal's not popping. Double it up. Want a bigger sound?
1:13.5	Hit that reverb.
1:15.0	Hard.
1:16.2	That's custom orders on Cracken.
1:17.9	Complete control over your crypto trades.
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