WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has named several high-profile conservatives associated with Project 2025 to his administration despite repeatedly distancing himself from the hard-right initiative on the campaign trail.

His selections have refocused public attention on the project, which played a significant role in the 2024 presidential campaign.

What is Project 2025?

At its heart, Project 2025 is a series of detailed policy proposals put together by hundreds of high-profile conservatives that the project's participants hope Trump adopts in office. Those proposals are laid out in a roughly 900-page book.

Participants in the project also assembled lists of thousands of conservatives that could be slotted into politically appointed positions throughout the government in the opening days of Trump's administration. Behind the scenes, the project's affiliates draughted executive orders and agency regulations that could be used to quickly implement the policies that the project is advocating once Trump takes office.

Is it connected to the Trump administration?

Yes and no.

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