Vought also revealed the extent of the #CenterForRenewingAmerica’s role in whipping up #RightWing #panic ahead of the 2022 midterms over an increase in #asylum-seekers crossing at the #border.

In Feb 2022, #Arizona AG Mark Brnovich released a legal opinion claiming the state was under “invasion” by violent cartels & could invoke #war powers to deploy #NationalGuard troops to its southern border. The legally dubious “invasion” theory became a potent #Republican talking point.

#Trump #fascism

Since leaving govt, #RussVought has reportedly remained a close ally of #Trump. Speaking in July to undercover #journalists posing as relatives of a potential donor, Vought said Trump had “blessed” the #CenterForRenewingAmerica & was “very supportive of what we do,” CNN reported.…

#Project2025 #HeritageFoundation

#law #democracy #Election2024 #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024

He said the plans are a response to a “Marxist takeover” of the country; likened the moment to 1776 & 1860, when the country was at war or on the brink of it; & said the timing of #Trump’s candidacy was a “gift of God.”

ProPublica & Documented obtained videos of the 2 speeches #RussVought delivered during events for the #CenterForRenewingAmerica, a pro-Trump think tank led by Vought.

#Project2025 #HeritageFoundation

#law #democracy #Election2024 #VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024

Video: Project 2025 Author Russell Vought Bragging About Ties to Trump
Love for Christian nationalism; how close he is to Trump
https://newrepublic.com/post/184908/donald-trump-project-2025-video

* Russell Vought in line for chief of staff in 2ndT rump admin
* his group Center for Renewing America drafting executive orders, policy memos to help Trump immed. take action entering Oval Office

#HeritageFoundation #Project2025 #Trump #fascism #EnablingFascism #RussellVought #CenterForRenewingAmerica #ChristianRight #FarRight #conservatism

Another offspring, #CenterForRenewingAmerica, targets what it calls a leftist “cultural revolution” + a “taxpayer-funded woke federal bureaucracy.”

Critics say that by incubating these & other grps, #CPI is running afoul of #laws prohibiting #TaxExempt #nonprofit orgs from engaging in partisan activity. #Watchdog org, Campaign for #Accountability, & a #progressive nonprof #research grp, Accountable.US, have filed a complaint…w/the #IRS, arguing #CPI’s …funds & svcs are for 1 #political party.