Former President
Donald Trump has repeatedly disavowed
Project 2025, the conservative wish list organized by the Heritage Foundation, saying the plan is not his and contains some "extreme" ideas.
But a line-by-line review by CBS News identified at least 270 proposals in Project 2025's published blueprint for the next Republican president that match Trump's past policies and current campaign promises.
CBS News' data team extracted more than 700 specific
policy proposals from Project 2025's 922-page policy guide and compared each one to policies enacted during Trump's first term as well as his campaign platform, rally speeches and interviews.
From shuttering the Department of Education to excising every mention of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion from federal agencies' projects and programs, the Project 2025 agenda often matches Trump's recorded words and his Administration's deeds.
Within Project 2025, CBS News identified:
CBS News identified at least 270 proposals in Project 2025 matching former President Trump's policies and promises.
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CBS News reviewed the work histories of the 38 named primary authors of
Project 2025 and found that at least 28 of them worked in Trump's administration.