SHOT: Donald Trump spent months distancing himself from Project 2025…Donald Trump: “I know nothing about Project 2025. I have not seen it, have no idea who is in charge of it, and, unlike our very well received Republican Platform, had nothing to do with it.”Donald Trump: “I have nothing to do with Project 2025. But I don’t know anything about it. I don’t want to know anything about it.”CHASER: …now Trump openly praises Russ Vought — the architect of Project 2025 — and is working with him to implement mass layoffs during his government shutdown. Project 2025 has always been Trump’s playbook, and nine months into his presidency, he’s already enacted nearly half of its proposals — showing no sign of stopping.