Paul Dans Resigns as Director of Project 2025 Under Campaign Pressure (2024-07-30)

Paul Dans resigned as director of Project 2025 effective August 2024, following mounting political pressure from the Trump campaign. Heritage Foundation said the resignation was mutual. Trump campaign adviser had called it a welcome development. Dans statement: Electoral season is upon us, and I want to direct all my efforts to winning, bigly! Kevin Roberts took over direct leadership. The resignation was an attempt to insulate the Trump campaign from Project 2025 backlash while the policy infrastructure continued uninterrupted.