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BumRushDaShow

(145,712 posts)
Thu Aug 8, 2024, 05:41 AM Aug 2024

Trump Took Private Jet Flight With Head Of Project 2025, New Photo Shows

Source: Huff Post

Aug 7, 2024, 10:58 PM EDT


Former President Donald Trump flew on a private jet with the president of the Heritage Foundation, the far-right think tank behind Project 2025, on his way to a conference the institute held in 2022, according to a new report.

The Washington Post obtained flight tracking data and a photo of Trump traveling with Kevin Roberts in April 2022. The image seems to further undercut Trump’s claims that he has “no idea” who was responsible for the controversial conservative blueprint — even though more than a hundred people who worked in his administration had a hand in producing it.

Roberts took over as president of the Heritage Foundation in 2021 and was a key architect of Project 2025, a 920-page document with policy aims that include replacing federal employees with political appointees and eliminating the Department of Education.

“They’re going to lay the groundwork and detail plans for exactly what our movement will do,” Trump said in a keynote speech at a Heritage Foundation conference after the 2022 flight.

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-project-2025-flight-heritage-foundation-president_n_66b40d3fe4b0e4caf7f51232



From WaPo - Trump took a private flight with Project 2025 leader in 2022 (No paywall (gift))


Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts with former president Donald Trump on a private plane in April 2022. (Obtained by The Washington Post)
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Trump Took Private Jet Flight With Head Of Project 2025, New Photo Shows (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Aug 2024 OP
Liar and Fat Slob! Brenda Aug 2024 #1
OMG BumRushDaShow Aug 2024 #8
Whoever took the pic and released it markodochartaigh Aug 2024 #13
Diet Coke and jellybeans too SomedayKindaLove Aug 2024 #14
1. traitortrump lies, 2. Republicans lie, 3. Heritage Foundation is exposed as anti-democracy Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2024 #2
Another lie. Millions and millions of lies. More lies than anyone has ever seen. twodogsbarking Aug 2024 #3
"Grown men are crying at all my beautiful lies" FakeNoose Aug 2024 #4
But due to his dementia, he can't remember a thing about it! Brainfodder Aug 2024 #5
Oh, how cute PatSeg Aug 2024 #6
Time to get out that Sharpie marmar Aug 2024 #7
He'll claim the photo is a fake. cstanleytech Aug 2024 #9
I try to stay away from negative thoughts and emotions. Lifetime struggle for many, I'm sure. jaxexpat Aug 2024 #10
As always musclecar6 Aug 2024 #11
Figured as much. Who's in the back?? Evolve Dammit Aug 2024 #12
And he SMILED about it! (nt) Paladin Aug 2024 #15
Eats and shoves litter where the help must pick up. Kid Berwyn Aug 2024 #16

BumRushDaShow

(145,712 posts)
8. OMG
Thu Aug 8, 2024, 08:52 AM
Aug 2024

You made me do a zoom under the seat and there are 2 bags of stuff there.

I see the chips are in the yellow bag but the other bag has the back label visible and I had to really zoom in on the name and then do a deep dive to finally confirm that product is called "Splits" (as a reference to a pretzel type) and that particular version is made by a company here in PA - Unique Snacks.

ETA - bigger bag (or variation) of it -



I am a life-long PAer and know about the different "bigger" brands of (German immigrant-descended) snack food companies that are here, but had never heard of this company (although they have been around a long time apparently). I mainly know about Herr's & Utz & Snyder of Hanover, etc.

markodochartaigh

(2,221 posts)
13. Whoever took the pic and released it
Thu Aug 8, 2024, 12:29 PM
Aug 2024

could easily have cropped the pic to remove that without harming the photo content. I'm frequently dumbfounded to see the poor quality of work turned out by those employed by our oiligarchs.

Brainfodder

(7,181 posts)
5. But due to his dementia, he can't remember a thing about it!
Thu Aug 8, 2024, 07:44 AM
Aug 2024

That or same old rotten to the core scoundrel we know and love to watch squirm?

OPERATION LET HIM SPEAK!


 

jaxexpat

(7,794 posts)
10. I try to stay away from negative thoughts and emotions. Lifetime struggle for many, I'm sure.
Thu Aug 8, 2024, 09:07 AM
Aug 2024

However, there is one personality trait which I simply can't abide. It is that Pavlovian fake smile some have which appears automatically and full toothed whenever a camera is aimed their way. It, for me, is a sign of insincerity, clouding my interactions with them. So far that prejudice, perhaps irrationally, has not led me to misjudge another's character.

Trump is a prime example for this. He, and it (as Shakespeare would say), sets my gorge to rising.

musclecar6

(1,884 posts)
11. As always
Thu Aug 8, 2024, 09:22 AM
Aug 2024


Lies about everything. Going forward I’m looking forward to the day when a black Asian woman and a farmer from the Midwest, who are decent good hearted people doing good with their lives, will take him, and that fellow evil partner of his to school when the election comes and metaphorically take care of those two guys with our blue wave of votes.

Goodness will win out over trash.
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