“Last Vote Ever” says Trump

A lot has been written about “The Heritage Foundation” and “Project 2025

Donald Trump made remarks aimed at a Christian audience this past Friday, July 26th. Since his remarks, which I have quoted below, the Democrats and Harris Campaign are arguing that the former president and current Republican presidential nominee has implied he will end all elections in the United States if he won in November.

Speaking in West Palm Beach, Florida at the Believers Summit. I will have a bit more about this ‘Christian’ gathering in this writing.

Trump was one of the speakers at this event, which gave him a perfect opportunity to spew his dangerous lies, money grabbing rhetoric, and falsehoods about America, Vice President Harris, and his “plan” after he’s reelection in November. At the conclusion of his speech, Trump stated the following:

“Christians, get out and vote, just this time. You won’t have to do it anymore. … You got to get out and vote. In four years, you don’t have to vote again. We’ll have it fixed so good you’re not going to have to vote.”

Now, as I said above, I want to insert a bit about this organization Trump spoke at. The below was taken directly from their website, because I do not wish to paraphrase anything about them to misconstrue your image, or thinking about it. I’m trying to make it clear as I can.

When you read the following three paragraphs, remember they invited Trump to speak at their event!

From: (http://www.believerssummit.com/)

At this crucial time in America, the Believers Summit is not just an event; it's a call for believers to rise in unity and biblical truth with an unshakeable faith. We are committed to empowering attendees with practical knowledge and strategies to live out their faith boldly and counteract the prevailing 'woke' narratives with grace, truth, and conviction, rooted in the Gospel.

“Here I Am” is the central theme of the event, echoing a biblical principle of readiness and obedience. This theme encourages attendees to stand alongside biblical heroes of the Faith, embracing a willingness and readiness to serve. It calls on participants to cultivate a heart of service, mirroring the willingness to say “yes,” just as those who have walked before us.

The Believers Summit stands as a testament to our commitment to see the body of Christ rise to its calling in this pivotal moment in history. We are dedicated to seeing believers not just defend their faith, but to put it into action, ultimately turning our nation towards the Lord.

The Summit was actually put on by “Turning Point Action”, which is a group: (https://www.tpaction.com/about)

ABOUT TPACTION

WE BOLDLY EMPOWER VOTERS TO
ENGAGE THE CONSERVATIVE BASE AT A GRASSROOTS LEVEL TO FIGHT FOR AND TAKE BACK AMERICA.

Turning Point Action is a 501(c)(4) organization founded in 2019 by Charlie Kirk. The organization’s mission is to embolden the conservative base through grassroots activism and provide voters with the necessary resources to elect true conservative leaders.

Despite the organization’s short period of existence, Turning Point Action has become a force for the conservative movement, hosting rallies across the country on behalf of true pro-America candidates such as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. Since its founding, Turning Point Action has emerged as the country’s leading grassroots organization, giving individuals the opportunity and platform to run for office at the local level, providing voters with critical information surrounding their district’s candidates and elections, and allowing them unparalleled access to some of the most impactful figures in the movement.

Turning Point Action is on a mission to save America, one precinct at a time

Note some of their ‘sponsors’, ‘contributors’!

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Now that I’ve introduced you to the new, Florida, version of Donald J. Trump and Ron DeSantis’ Christianity, I do hope this makes you as sick as it makes me. This is about as far away from ‘Christian’ activity, ‘Christianity’ as one can get. They have adopted and are forcing “Project 2025” on us.

If you have not read, studied, “Project 2025”, I beg you to do so. You can download the 900+ page manifesto here:

(Following is from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_2025)

Project 2025, also known as the 2025 Presidential Transition Project, is an initiative organized by the Heritage Foundation with the aim of promoting a collection of conservative and right-wing policy proposals to reshape the United States federal government and consolidate executive power should Donald Trump win the 2024 presidential election. The Project asserts that the entire executive branch is under the direct control of the president under the unitary executive theory. It proposes reclassifying tens of thousands of federal civil service workers as political appointees, in order to replace them with loyalists more willing to enable Trump's policies. In doing so, proponents argue that the change would dismantle what they view as a vast, unaccountable, and mostly liberal government bureaucracy. The Project seeks to infuse the government and society with conservative Christian values. Critics have characterized Project 2025 as an authoritarian, Christian nationalist plan to steer the U.S. toward autocracy. Many legal experts have said it would undermine the rule of law, the separation of powers, the separation of church and state, and civil liberties.

Project 2025 envisions widespread changes to the government, particularly economic and social policies and the role of the federal government and its agencies. The plan proposes taking partisan control of the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Commerce, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), dismantling the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and sharply reducing environmental and climate change regulations to favor fossil fuel production. The blueprint seeks to institute tax cuts, though its writers disagree on the wisdom of protectionism. Project 2025 recommends abolishing the Department of Education, whose programs would be either transferred to other agencies or terminated.

Funding for climate research would be cut and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) would be reformed according to conservative principles.

The project seeks to cut funding for Medicare and Medicaid, and urges the government to explicitly reject abortion as health care. The project seeks to eliminate coverage of emergency contraception under the Affordable Care Act and enforce the Comstock Act to prosecute those who send and receive contraceptives and abortion pills nationwide. It proposes criminalizing pornography, removing legal protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and terminating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and affirmative action by having the DOJ prosecute "anti-white racism." The Project recommends the arrest, detention, and deportation of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. It proposes deploying the military for domestic law enforcement. It promotes capital punishmentand the speedy "finality" of those sentences.

Some conservatives and Republicans have criticized the plan for its stance on climate change and foreign trade. Other critics believe Project 2025 is rhetorical "window-dressing" for what would be four years of personal vengeance at any cost, in addition to trying to undo "most everything implemented" during the Biden administration.

The project's authors acknowledge that most of the proposals would require the Republican Party to control both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Some aspects of the plan have recently been ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court and would face court challenges, while others are norm-breaking proposals that might survive court challenges.

Although Project 2025 cannot legally promote a specific presidential candidate, many contributors are associated with Trump and his 2024 presidential campaign. The Heritage Foundation employs numerous people closely aligned with Trump, and coordinates the initiative with various conservative groups run by Trump allies. In 2023, Trump campaign officials acknowledged the project aligned well with their Agenda 47 program. Trump campaign advisers have had regular contact with Project 2025, though the project's controversial proposals have also caused the Trump campaign to view it as an annoyance. On July 5, 2024, Trump publicly distanced himself from Project 2025, saying he "knew nothing about it" and that some of its ideas were "ridiculous and abysmal". He has since repeatedly disavowed it. Some critics have dismissed Trump's claims, pointing to the involvement of figures close to Trump in the project. The distancing came days after Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts suggested in an interview that there would be a second American Revolution, which Democrats and others criticized as a veiled threat of violence. The project has described a "battle plan" to regain control of the government.

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