"Search for a Trump-like 'wrecking ball' to downsize government and dismiss federal employees commences"

Conservative organizations, led by the Heritage Foundation, are recruiting thousands of Americans to dismantle the federal government and replace it with a vision closer to Donald Trump's. The effort, known as Project 2025, aims to have the civic infrastructure in place on Day One of a potential second Trump term or any candidate who aligns with their ideals. The goal is to reshape and eliminate what Republicans deride as the "deep state" bureaucracy by firing as many as 50,000 federal workers and replacing them with like-minded officials. The effort represents a shift from traditional conservative approaches of cutting taxes and spending to instead gutting the "administrative state" from within.