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\u201cI think it\u2019s been a great success\u201d, said Donald Trump\u2019s loyal ally and architect of conservative manifesto \u201cProject 2025\u201d Paul Dans, speaking on Friday at the Delphi Economic Forum about the US President\u2019s handling of reciprocal tariffs. \u201c We have seen the Art of the Deal unfolding.\u201d he added, calling the policy \u201ca big step forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
On a question about whether the US President buckled due to the effect of his policy on the US bonds, Dans categorically denied any such possibility. \u201cThere was no buckling at all,\u201d he said. \u201cThe President and [Treasury Secretary Scott] Bessent made it clear that they know there will be a short-term distortion, but they\u2019re looking at the long-term\u201d he added, suggesting that the plan is restoring balance and fairness in global trade order even at the expense of short-term inflationary pressures. According to the Project 2025 architect, the 90 days period will lead to the US securing \u201cthe best deal possible\u201d from the various countries.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we have done in the last 100 years is a deviation from our Constitutional handling,\u201d Dans commented when discussing recent sweeping reforms in governance by the US administration. \u201cWe are a constitutional republic that was formed with many of the ideas first reincarnated here in Greece. But the growth of a progressive government and bureaucratic state has taken away from that\u201d, he said, arguing that Project 2025 was not a threat to democracy but to bureaucracy. \u201cUnelected bureaucracy is taking away from these decisions,\u201d he added, suggesting that Trump needs reformers that should be able to take the heat, and who have to be outsiders who are outside \u201cthe Washington swamp.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt would be an honor to join the Trump administration\u201d, he said when asked if he\u2019d be willing to serve the US government, adding that he would still be happy to help the American president from the outside. \u201cWhat Project 2025 did was an invitation for various people to join the cause\u201d, he added, suggesting that it opened the path to individuals like tech billionaire Elon Musk to momentarily let go of their business activities to contribute to the ongoing political transformation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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