> Not related to Project 2025, and they have countless times said they aren't associated with that project.

lmao the chief author is the head of the OMB my guy[1]

[1]https://apnews.com/article/trump-russell-vought-confirmation...

There's plenty of people in the cabinet and other positions with many political views and proposals, including ex-democrats.

That doesn't mean all of their views will be implemented. Just a subset that Trump agrees with, or even some they disagree with that Trump tells them to.