What is Project 2025: Trump's wish list to become president, explained in detail

The proposed platform is expected to be approved at the Republican Party's national convention next week.

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But a more detailed think-tank proposal has attracted attention for some of its suggestions.

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Project 2025 was created by the Heritage Foundation think tank and is nearly 900 pages long.

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Led by former Trump administration officials, it sought to fire thousands of civil servants, expand the president's powers, abolish the Department of Education

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Also demanded are extensive tax cuts, a ban on pornography, a ban on the sale of abortion pills, and much more.

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There is considerable agreement between the Republican Party's official platform and many parts of Project 2025, although the think-tank document is much more detailed and goes beyond party lines in some policy areas.

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There is a sharp contrast between the two on the issue of abortion, with Heritage urging more aggressive anti-abortion policies.

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It is common in Washington for think tanks of all political persuasions to propose policy wish-lists for prospective governments.

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The conservative Heritage Foundation first formulated policy plans for a future Republican administration in 1981, when Ronald Reagan was about to take office.

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It has produced similar documents in connection with subsequent presidential elections, including the 2016 election, when Trump won the presidency.

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The Project 2025 report was unveiled in April 2023, but now that Trump has increased his lead in polling, liberal opposition to the document has grown.

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