Despite Donald Trump’s energetic effort on the campaign trail to distance himself from the controversial Project 2025, he was very quick to implement many of the report’s recommendations over the past year. Join moderator Jeffrey Goldberg, Peter Baker of the New York Times, Leigh Ann Caldwell of Puck, Laura Barrón-López of MS NOW and David Graham of The Atlantic to discuss this and more.
Full Episode: Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 12/26/25
Dec. 26, 2025 AT 8:22 p.m. EST
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Clip: How Trump implemented much of Project 2025 in his first year
The Heritage Foundation, formerly a think tank, now something closer akin to the MAGA movement’s waiting room, has a fairly revolutionary vision for America. In Donald Trump, Heritage found someone who would readily take up and implement its Project 2025 plan.
Clip: Project 2026: What's next from the Trump administration
The Trump administration has implemented much of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 and is poised to do even more. The panel discusses what to expect in 2026.
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