Trump's Grim Reaper - from Project 2025 to shutdown enforcer14 hours ago Share Save Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent Share SaveGetty Images Not a household name but Russell Vought has considerable powerDonald Trump had a warning to Democrats. "I have a meeting today with Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame," he posted on his Truth Social website on Thursday morning. But Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for governing put together primarily by former Trump officials like Vought when the Republicans were out of power, featured prominently during last year's presidential campaign. "I know nothing about Project 2025," Trump wrote in July 2024. Screenshot: President Trump/Truth SocialOn Capitol Hill, Republican leaders have echoed Trump's characterisation of Vought as the White House heavy.