Happy Fourth of July, America.
For a country celebrating its revolutionary roots, the latest comments from a prominent right-wing leader were disturbingly on point.
Kevin Roberts, president of the conservative D.C.-based think tank The Heritage Foundation, is under fire for questionable remarks he made on The War Room podcast Tuesday in which he threatened a second American Revolution and said like-minded supporters are already in the “process of taking this country back.”
His organization has developed a plan, called Project 2025, that outlines policy changes former President Donald Trump could make, if reelected, that would facilitate a restructuring of the federal government to carry out a conservative agenda.
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“We are in the process of a second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be," he said.
Roberts spoke about the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that presidents are entitled to immunity for official acts taken while president, calling it “vital.” He added that the ruling was encouraging and would help lead to their success. He later clarified his revolution remark in a statement to The New York Times.
“The revolution [would be] to take power back from the elites and despotic bureaucrats,” he said. “These patriots are committed to peaceful revolution at the ballot box. Unfortunately, it’s the left that has a long history of violence, so it’s up to them to allow a peaceful transfer of power.”
Here’s a look at the plan and the controversy........