The Democrats just handed President Trump the kind of political opening conservatives have dreamed about for years, and he didn’t hesitate to take it. In a Truth Social post he announced a meeting with Russ Vought — the architect tied to Project 2025 — to map out which Democrat-run agencies will be cut or pared back, a move that signals the administration is finally ready to act rather than just talk. This is the moment Project 2025 stops being a scary-sounding boogeyman for the left and becomes an operational blueprint for restoring American governance.
Almost immediately the administration began using its authority: OMB actions have already wiped out nearly $8 billion in what they rightly call Green New Deal-style grants across 16 Democrat-run states, freeing taxpayers from financing partisan climate boondoggles. These grants funneled federal dollars into projects that too often prioritized woke signaling over economic sense, and canceling them is common-sense stewardship in a time of shrinking budgets. Conservatives should cheer the end of corporate welfare for ideological pet projects and demand those savings be returned to the people who actually earned them.
At the same time, the administration froze roughly $18 billion earmarked for two massive New York City projects pending a probe into unconstitutional DEI contracting schemes, a welcome check on discriminatory federal practices and political pay-to-play. Schumer and Jeffries spent months treating federal money like a slush fund for their city’s political preferences, and now they’re watching that money get reassessed — consequences have a way of focusing minds. If the Left wants to weaponize taxpayer dollars for racial preferences, conservatives will weaponize the rule of law to stop them.
Let’s be blunt: a government shutdown is rough, but it’s Democrats who chose to hold the American people hostage over partisan demands, and the fallout is their responsibility. Roughly 800,000 federal employees have been furloughed while another roughly 700,000 continue working without pay — about 1.5 million Americans directly affected — underscoring that the swamp’s tactics carry real costs for ordinary workers and taxpayers alike. This moment exposes where loyalty truly lies: with a bloated, politicized bureaucracy or with citizens who pay the bills.
Most dangerous to the careerist resistance is that Schedule F is being reactivated and the administration is moving to reclassify tens of thousands of policy-making federal employees, making it far easier to remove those actively undermining elected leaders. The move to reclassify roughly 50,000 positions under Schedule F and streamline removals is about accountability — no more unelected bureaucrats thwarting voters’ choices with backroom memos and foot-dragging. Journalists and union bosses will wail about “politicizing” the civil service, but the real politicization came from the careerists who turned agencies into policy factories for the Left.
Call it political jujitsu: Democrats tried to protect their swamp creatures and instead handed President Trump the legal and political leverage to drain it. Project 2025 isn’t a threat any longer — it’s a plan being put into action to cut spending, restore merit, and return power to elected officials who answer to the people. Hardworking Americans tired of unelected rule should stand tall and back this effort to remake government into something that serves citizens, not special interests.
