Simon Rabinovitch

For four years, the Trump vehicle had more or less stalled. The president lost the 2020 election and was cast out into Florida. What was Russ Vogt doing then?

For four years, the Trump vehicle had more or less stalled. The president lost the 2020 election and was cast out into Florida. What was Russ Vogt doing then?

So the first thing to say is that at the very end of Trump 1.0, I think the Trump team began to realize this Russ vote guy has some ideas that are actually very, very powerful and might be electorally useful.

So the first thing to say is that at the very end of Trump 1.0, I think the Trump team began to realize this Russ vote guy has some ideas that are actually very, very powerful and might be electorally useful.

So the first thing to say is that at the very end of Trump 1.0, I think the Trump team began to realize this Russ vote guy has some ideas that are actually very, very powerful and might be electorally useful.

So in his last year, when he was running the Office of Management and Budget, he was the one who wrote a memo saying that the federal government should stop all training in quote-unquote critical race theory. That obviously became a very powerful trope for Trump in his more recent election campaign. And he was also the one who was the architect of Schedule F, the idea...

So in his last year, when he was running the Office of Management and Budget, he was the one who wrote a memo saying that the federal government should stop all training in quote-unquote critical race theory. That obviously became a very powerful trope for Trump in his more recent election campaign. And he was also the one who was the architect of Schedule F, the idea...

So in his last year, when he was running the Office of Management and Budget, he was the one who wrote a memo saying that the federal government should stop all training in quote-unquote critical race theory. That obviously became a very powerful trope for Trump in his more recent election campaign. And he was also the one who was the architect of Schedule F, the idea...

that you could basically remove all career protections for civil servants. So the Trump team already had the sense that that vote was powerful. He leaves the administration. Trump is out of office. Vote forms this organization, Center for Renewing America, and basically begins to create the legal blueprint for a lot of the actions that we've seen in the last couple of weeks.

that you could basically remove all career protections for civil servants. So the Trump team already had the sense that that vote was powerful. He leaves the administration. Trump is out of office. Vote forms this organization, Center for Renewing America, and basically begins to create the legal blueprint for a lot of the actions that we've seen in the last couple of weeks.

that you could basically remove all career protections for civil servants. So the Trump team already had the sense that that vote was powerful. He leaves the administration. Trump is out of office. Vote forms this organization, Center for Renewing America, and basically begins to create the legal blueprint for a lot of the actions that we've seen in the last couple of weeks.

So ideas for ways to give the president much more power over spending, which is known as impoundment power, basically the idea that Congress can approve spending, but the president has the ability not to actually execute that spending.

So ideas for ways to give the president much more power over spending, which is known as impoundment power, basically the idea that Congress can approve spending, but the president has the ability not to actually execute that spending.

So ideas for ways to give the president much more power over spending, which is known as impoundment power, basically the idea that Congress can approve spending, but the president has the ability not to actually execute that spending.

And then also, you know, thinking about ways to get Schedule F back into power, thinking about ways to shrink the civil service. So basically beginning to create this blueprint for what Trump would do in his current administration. And one way as well in which Vote was very much involved in thinking through Trump 2.0 was that he was one of the driving forces behind Project 2025.

And then also, you know, thinking about ways to get Schedule F back into power, thinking about ways to shrink the civil service. So basically beginning to create this blueprint for what Trump would do in his current administration. And one way as well in which Vote was very much involved in thinking through Trump 2.0 was that he was one of the driving forces behind Project 2025.

And then also, you know, thinking about ways to get Schedule F back into power, thinking about ways to shrink the civil service. So basically beginning to create this blueprint for what Trump would do in his current administration. And one way as well in which Vote was very much involved in thinking through Trump 2.0 was that he was one of the driving forces behind Project 2025.

Donald Trump had nothing to do with Project 2025. He thought it was ridiculous and abysmal.

Donald Trump had nothing to do with Project 2025. He thought it was ridiculous and abysmal.

Donald Trump had nothing to do with Project 2025. He thought it was ridiculous and abysmal.