Dear MoveOn member,

Donald Trump is doing something he didn't do in 2016: planning. And just wait until you see what those plans include.

Trump is already building his Cabinet—and the three main qualifications are 1) unflinching loyalty to Trump, 2) zeal to punish critics, and 3) a willingness to take controversial and potentially illegal action to advance Trump's fascist agenda.¹

It's the part of Project 2025 no one is talking about.

Trump's team doesn't mince words about their desire to "target and jail critics, including government officials and journalists," arrest and concentrate undocumented immigrants in detainment camps, and unleash the U.S. military on protesters exercising their First Amendment rights.²

Here are the men Trump will likely enlist in his regime and place in the most powerful jobs in the American government.

Stephen Miller: The architect of the despicable child separation policy is likely to become Trump's attorney general. Miller is reportedly "eager to test the boundaries of what courts and the military can do" to detain, purge, and punish immigrants.³
Mike Davis: A congressional staffer with a low profile, Davis has promised a "'three-week reign of terror' in which he would 'put kids in cages' and jail prosecutors and journalists who have gone after Trump." Davis even told MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan that he has "his spot picked out in the D.C. gulag." Trump is eyeing Davis for the top post at the Departments of Justice or Homeland Security.⁴
Steve Bannon: Trump is considering the right-wing podcast host for the White House chief of staff role. Bannon, who says he wears the label "racist" as a "badge of honor," would be the senior-most adviser to the president.⁵
Kash Patel: Described as Trump's "political mercenary," and a pro-Putin crony, Patel is likely to end up as head of the CIA. A former Trump administration lawyer, Patel authored a children's book about the Russia investigation in which "King Donald" is a character persecuted by "Hillary Queenton and her shifty knight."⁶

We cannot ever let this Cabinet of horrors become our reality—and we are running out of time to take action. We are now only 65 days away from Election Day, and the critical battleground state of North Carolina will mail out ballots in just 10 days.

It's now or never. Will you rush a $9 donation right now to stop Trump and MAGA from taking power, destroying our democracy, and brutalizing our communities?

Trump's team isn't just vetting potential candidates for top posts—they've also launched an unprecedented operation to pre-screen the ideologies of 54,000 MAGA foot soldiers Trump would install at every level of the federal government.

The operation is part of Project 2025.

It is backed by tens of millions of dollars, and the goal is simple: to purge lifelong civil servants and replace them with an army of tens of thousands of ready-to-serve MAGA loyalists on Day 1 of the second Trump administration.

These lapdogs would be installed up and down every single government agency, including in legal, judicial, defense, regulatory and domestic policy roles.

The most elaborate part of the operation is a résumé-collection project that drills down more on political philosophy than on experience, education, or other credentials. According to Axios, "intense attention will be given to the social-media histories of anyone being considered for top jobs. Those queasy about testing the limits of Trump's power will get flagged and rejected."

No, no, no, no.

It's up to us to stop this dystopian nightmare from becoming our reality. Donate $9 today to power MoveOn's work to get out the vote and defeat the MAGA horror show this November.

Thanks for all you do.

–Mohammad, Oscar, Chris, Nakia, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Behind the Curtain — Exclusive: How Trump would build his loyalty-first Cabinet," Axios, December 7, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/185495?t=4&akid=403764%2E40999114%2Ed5Wh0K

2. Ibid.

3. Ibid.

4. Ibid.

5. "Steve Bannon: 'Let them call you racist ... Wear it as a badge of honor,'" ABC News, March 10, 2018
https://act.moveon.org/go/196563?t=6&akid=403764%2E40999114%2Ed5Wh0K

6. "Behind the Curtain — Exclusive: How Trump would build his loyalty-first Cabinet," Axios, December 7, 2023
https://act.moveon.org/go/185495?t=8&akid=403764%2E40999114%2Ed5Wh0K

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