To start, Heritage Foundation president Kevin D. Roberts and co-founder Edwin J. Feulner met with Trump in person. Foreword by Roberts Project 2025He took a private flight with Trump to the Heritage Foundation Conference in April 2022.

Trump said of Roberts in his opening remarks at the conference: “I know what he did, where he came from, and he’s going to be extraordinary.”

In addition, more than half of Project 2025’s 307 writers and editors had direct connections to the former president; They were either working in his administration or on his campaign and transition team. New York Times.

Of the 267 additional people who contributed to Project 2025, 144 were found to work in the Trump administration, campaign and transition team.