Trump hires Project 2025 contributors for key administration roles despite earlier disavowal

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated several contributors from Project 2025 for key positions in his administration, despite previously disavowing the conservative plan. Russell Vought, a leading figure in Project 2025, will lead the Office of Management and Budget. Other nominees include Tom Homan as "border czar" and Stephen Miller as deputy chief of staff for policy. These appointments raise questions about Trump's earlier claims that Project 2025 did not influence his agenda. Trump's transition team is reportedly using a Project 2025 database to fill lower-level government roles. Critics argue that these selections indicate Trump's disavowal of the plan was a strategy to appeal to voters.