Weird Trump is lying that he doesn't even know the people behind Project 2025.

[Bucky]

18. This shows you a rift in Team Trump

Trump recognizes this job drive as a powerplay among the Heritage Foundation geeks to build loyalty for a sort of Brown Shirts organization, a party separate from the Republican Party.

Of course Trump's gonna disavow them. People in his inner circle are gonna tell him keep them at arm's distance cause they don't want another faction vying for power and influence in how the executive branch is organized under their authoritarian rule. Whenever they win, Republicans are consistently entertaining about how they feud with each other whenever there's power vacuum. And Trump's bad planning always leaves plenty of vacuums.