Chuck Darwin<p>Project 2025 ex-director accuses Trump campaign advisers of ‘malpractice’ </p><p>Rightwing criticism of Trump’s campaign staff has grown in recent weeks as the former president has sought to at least appear to moderate his position on some policy proposals and issues, including reproductive rights.</p><p>While there has been little direct criticism of Trump himself, a <a href="https://c.im/tags/FireLaCivita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FireLaCivita</span></a> hashtag trended briefly on social media.</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/Dans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dans</span></a>, who served for two years in the White House under Trump, <br>spearheaded work at the conservative <a href="https://c.im/tags/Heritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heritage</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Foundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Foundation</span></a> thinktank that produced <a href="https://c.im/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a>. </p><p>The 922-page tome proposes an array of radical plans to reshape government – such as replacing tens of thousands of career civil servants with Trump loyalists, abolishing the education department and drastically restricting abortion and contraception.</p><p>The document has been described as a manifesto for Trump’s presidency, <br>and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Kevin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kevin</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Roberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Roberts</span></a>, president of the Heritage Foundation, said in a podcast that the project would herald “a second revolution that would be <a href="https://c.im/tags/bloodless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bloodless</span></a> if the left allows it to be”.</p><p>As criticism grew, Trump eventually responded by claiming to disown the plan, <br>falsely stating he did not know its architects <br>– even though most used to work for him and he gave the keynote address to their annual conference<br> – and calling its suggestions “ridiculous and abysmal”.</p><p>LaCivita described the project as <br>“a pain in the ass” <br>at the Republican national conventionin Milwaukee.</p><p>A New York Times/CNN poll found 75% of American voters had heard of Project 2025, <br>while 63% strongly opposed its contents.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/sep/10/paul-dans-project-2025-trump-campaign?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/articl</span><span class="invisible">e/2024/sep/10/paul-dans-project-2025-trump-campaign?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other</span></a></p>