> He won the popular vote. it seems relevant that he just straight up lied a lot the whole time: https://www.factcheck.org/2024/09/a-guide-to-project-2025/ ht

> He won the popular vote. it seems relevant that he just straight up lied a lot the whole time: https://www.factcheck.org/2024/09/a-guide-to-project-2025/ https://www.factcheck.org/2024/09/a-guide-to-project-2025/: > “I know nothing about Project 2025,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on July 5. “I have no idea who is behind it. I disagree with some of the things they’re saying and some of the things they’re saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal. Anything they do, I wish them luck, but I have nothing to do with them.” > A week later, on July 11, Trump again took to Truth Social to further distance himself from the plan. > “I know nothing about Project 2025,” Trump wrote. “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. The Radical Left Democrats are having a field day, however, trying to hook me into whatever policies are stated or said. It is pure disinformation on their part. By now, after all of these years, everyone knows where I stand on EVERYTHING!” whereas, now https://www.politico.com/interactives/2025/trump-executive-orders-project-2025/ https://www.politico.com/interactives/2025/trump-executive-o...: > 37 ways Project 2025 has shown up in Trump’s executive orders his policies and mates are wildly unpopular, so he just lied about it and then did it anyway. obviously people - and in particular the media - are extremely dumb for believing him, but it's not unreasonable, most politicians don't fully lie about nearly their entire policy program.