Now that Trump is the GOP candidate for POTUS–when you can’t even win your state, the state where you were Governor, you are officially toast–time to find out what Trump has planned for us, the non-MAGAS, the people with common sense, logic, and empathy. Time to revisit Project 2025.

Here’s a selection of reforms that “Sleepy Ben” Carson intends to take to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. All of this is quoted directly from Chapter 16 of Mandate for Leadership, the Project 2025 handbook, the chapter written (more likely dictated) by Dr. Ben Carson.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) political leadership should immediately assign all delegated powers to politically appointed Public Development Authorities (PDAS), Department of Administration Services (DAS), and other office leadership positions; change any current career leadership positions into political and non-career appointment positions, and use Senior Executive Service (SES) transfers to install motivated and aligned leadership.

The President should issue an executive order making the HUD Secretary a member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., which will gain broader oversight authorities to address foreign threats, particularly from China, which oversees foreign ownership of real estate in both rental and ownership markets of single-fami- ly and multifamily housing, with trillions worth of real estate secured across HUD’s portfolio.

The Secretary should initiate a HUD task force consisting of politically appointed personnel to identify and reverse all actions the Biden Administration took to advance progressive ideology.

The Office of the Secretary or the leadership in the Office of General Counsel should conduct a thorough review of all sub-regulatory guidance that has been instituted outside of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).

Additionally, departmental leadership should:

1. Immediately end the Biden Administration’s Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) policies and reverse any Biden Administration actions that threaten to undermine the integrity of real estate appraisals.

2. Repeal climate change initiatives and spending in the department’s budget request.

3. Repeal the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) regulation reinstituted under the Biden Administration and any other uses of special-purpose credit authorities to further equity.

4. Eliminate the new Housing Supply Fund.

In short, eliminate any programs that have made a dent in the housing crisis, repeal initiatives designed to reduce homeowners’ carbon footprints, and become a political force to engage China in reducing their fiscal involve- ment in our infrastructure. Let’s be clear: this is, first and foremost, an ide- ological agenda.

Ideologies don’t care if the current system is working and working well; their job is to replace it. “If it ain’t broke, fix it.” It’s the reason why Ronald Reagan had all those solar panels ripped off the roof of the White House when he took over. He didn’t care if they were working or not; he didn’t want them there because a Democrat–Jimmy Carter–had had them put in. It was a typical, petty, partisan gesture from the GOP. And they haven’t improved–in fact, that sort of behavior has metastasized.

“Welcome to the end of democracy,” Jack Posobiec, one of the speakers at CPAC 2024, crowed. When asked what would replace it, he didn’t need words: he simply raised his clenched left fist. Even the Illiterati recognized that fist as a symbol of Fascism. It’s right there on YouTube: Steve Bannon: “MAGA will rule for 50 years.” Trump: “There are people out there who think I’m not leaving. Can you believe it? Hey, maybe that is a good idea.”

https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=3JSFzAvHC_4

“It’ll never happen,” you scoff. “He’ll be in prison by then.” Well, let’s say that’s a lock. Then what’s to stop some Trump-approved stooge from rallying MAGA with the aim of implementing his Fascist agenda? Indeed, why would being in prison end Trump’s campaign? As I’ve pointed out before, Eugene Debs won nearly a million votes in the 1920 Presidential election on the Socialist ticket while in prison, without the help of radio, TV, and the Internet–none of which exist- ed–and little or no help from the nation’s newspapers; many of which, in major markets, were owned by William Randolph Hearst, a fervent opponent of socialism.

“I love my country, but I fear my government.” If Trump and his minions get back into the White House next year, this phrase will take on fresh and frightening new dimensions. If you aren’t doing something about this, get started. If you need ideas, ask someone.

Ask me: wandrew1963@gmail.com.