MSNBC Interviews President of The Heritage Foundation: ‘Project 2025 Is Something That’s Going to Transcend the Next 4 Years, the Next 10 Years’

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MENENDEZ: “— 900 plus page presidential transition plan gives Trump a detailed plan for presidential second term and, if executed, its stated goal is an alarming aligned, vetted and trained to work with conservatives on day want to deconstruct the state. It is built on four pillars. There is a policy agenda, personnel, training and a playbook to execute the think tank’s plans. It is a blueprint for Trump term officials. One of the architects of project 2025, the president of heritage foundation, dr. Kevin Roberts.”

Sanders: “Good morning, dr. Roberts. Thank you for joining us and coming. Yellow light the architects of project 2025 because everybody is talking about it. We saw what you did, the Associated Press and I think we just want to first start, anchoring this conversation in. You told me this plan is a plan that is for anyone, not just for Donald Trump. You think President Biden could implement some of it so you reject the assertion this is a plan that was cooked up specifically for the second coming of the Trump Administration.”

ROBERTS: “I appreciate your question. When you walk into your lobby, you have the words honesty and accuracy. That is an honest and accurate depiction. We appreciate that. Secondly, we have offered a briefing of Project 2025, dating back to last year, to every candidate for presidency, including President Biden. Honest-to-goodness, I would be thrilled if President Biden’s team asked for a briefing. We understand we have different his own opinion on just about everything but I’d heritage we believe in telling the truth with a smile on her face. The last point I should make is that now that former President Trump is the nominee and President Biden has not taken a project 2025 briefing, President Trump will talk about policies in his administration, if he wins. Project 2025 is something that will transcend the next four years, the next 10 years. It is the first time in the conservative history movement is that these are the most important things to remember.”

Sanders: “You have said this plan is about institutionalizing trumpism. I also know you all, not just the president of the heritage foundation, you are also president of the heritage action presidential committee. Is it tied to Trump or not?”

ROBERTS: “I set the context for that in the “New York Times”. The work of the heritage foundation is to—“