'Most powerful White House in history': Behind the real threat of pro-Trump Project 2025

Donald Trump and some of his allies, including Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) and Stephen Miller, have been trying to distance themselves from Project 2025 — the Heritage Foundation's detailed, in-depth blueprint for a second Trump Administration. And Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) who is reportedly on Trump's short list for a possible running mate, has said that Trump is not beholden to Project 2025.

On his Truth Social Platform, Trump claimed, "I know nothing about Project 2025. I have no idea who is behind it."

But President Joe Biden, during a campaign event on July 6, warned, "He's trying to hide his connections to his allies' extreme Project 2025 agenda. The only problem? It was written for him, by those closest to him. Project 2025 should scare every single American."

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In an article published on July 8, Axios reporters Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen detail the amount of power Trump could have during a second administration —especially in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's controversial 6.3 immunity ruling in Trump v. the United States on July 1.

"We're not arguing former President Trump will win, or that Republicans will hold control of the House, or flip the Senate," VandeHei explained. "But all are plausible. If Trump wins and congressional Republicans run the table, the other components for the most powerful White House in history are set firmly in place, and increasingly in law."

The reporters go on to lay out the elements of this "Republican fantasy," which include: (1) "a strong president indifferent to pressure," (2) "a compliant, Republican-controlled Congress," (3) "a conservative Supreme Court," (4) "a weakened administrative state," and (5) a "purge" of "hostile federal employees."

"We've written extensively about Trump's plans to stretch the power of the presidency on everything from punishing critics to using the U.S. military for domestic action," VandeHei and Allen note. "But the biggest long-term victory for the conservative agenda, although not necessarily presidential power, is the Supreme Court's end to independent agencies or officials dictating everything from securities laws to toxin levels in food or water….. A big reason many Democrats are in a full panic is they worry a weakened President Biden could make this Republican fantasy come true by costing them the presidency, the Senate and the House — and any chance of changing the courts."

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Read Axios' full article at this link.