Trump picks Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought to lead budget office
Russell Vought, a co-author of Project 2025 and a platform policy director for the Republican National Committee, was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump on Friday as his choice to head the Office of Management and Budget.
In his announcement, Trump called Vought, who served in the position during his first term, "an aggressive cost cutter and deregulator who will help us implement our America First Agenda across all Agencies."
"Russ knows exactly how to dismantle the Deep State and end Weaponized Government, and he will help us return Self Governance to the People," Trump stated. "We will restore fiscal sanity to our Nation, and unleash the American People to new levels of Prosperity and Ingenuity."
"Thank you @realDonaldTrump!" was Vought's message on Xon on Friday night in respons...