Trump Appoints Project 2025's Vought to Lead Budget Office
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President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget. Vought, a key author of the conservative Project 2025 blueprint, previously served as Trump's budget director, where he was known for his deregulation efforts. Despite Trump's campaign distancing from Project 2025, Vought's involvement highlights his influence in shaping Republican policy. Vought also founded the Center for Renewing America and played a significant role in rewriting the GOP's platform.
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- Trump Picks Russell Vought, Key Figure in Project 2025, to Lead OMB The New York Times
- Trump once shunned Project 2025 as ‘ridiculous.’ Now he’s staffing up with them. POLITICO
- Trump eyes return of Russell Vought to key White House budget post The Washington Post
- Trump team turns to Project 2025 after disavowing the effort during the campaign NBC News
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