“Huge funding from influential conservative donor networks is flowing into groups affiliated with a conservative venture aimed at creating a Republican ‘government-in-waiting,’ including over $55 million from groups linked to conservative activist Leonard Leo and the Koch network,” NBC News reports.
“Launched by the Heritage Foundation in April 2022, Project 2025 is a two-pronged initiative to develop staunch conservative policy recommendations and grow a roster of thousands of right-wing personnel ready to fill the next Republican administration. With former President Donald Trump now the GOP’s presumptive 2024 nominee, the effort is essentially laying the groundwork for a potential Trump transition if he wins the election in November.”