Brett Wilkins is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday attempted to distance himself from a conservative coalition's agenda for a far-right takeover of the federal government, prompting derision from observers who underscored close ties between the presumptive 2024 Republican nominee and the blueprint's authors.
'Project 2025 staff and leadership routinely tout their connections to Trump's team, and are the same people leading the Critics have called Project 2025 a 'blueprint for autocracy'—an assessment bolstered by last week's U.S. Supreme Court ruling bestowing the president with what experts described as king-like powers, which Trump's advisers have reportedly vowed to exploit if he wins November's election.
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