Link , Link , Link , [The Trump–Heritage Merger Despite disavowing Project 2025 during his 2024 campaign—saying, “I have nothing to do with Project 2025… I haven’t read it purposely”—Trump’s inner circle tells a different story. Over 240 alumni from his first administration helped craft the plan, including Peter Navarro and Stephen Miller, two of his most trusted operatives. Trump may not have read the report himself (he’s famously allergic to long documents), but his top advisors certainly did. Once elected, Trump admitted, “I don't disagree with everything in Project 2025 … I read enough about it. They have some things that are very conservative and very good.” Since then, he has gone beyond the plan in many areas—especially immigration.]