Despite repeatedly distancing himself from Project 2025 while on the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump has nominated one of the conservative blueprint’s major authors to lead a key post in his administration. Trump announced on social media ...

Donald Trump said he has “no idea” who’s behind it. His presidential transition chair and the man he picked to be the secretary of commerce said he wouldn’t touch it. “They made themselves nuclear,” he said.

Trump named Vought, who played a central role in designing Project 2025, to head up the Office of Management and Budget in his second term.