Rebuttal to Section 2: The Common Defense

Section 2 of Project 2025, The Common Defense, promotes excessive military expansion while neglecting diplomacy and global cooperation. This approach risks entangling the U.S. in unnecessary conflicts, escalating tensions, and diverting resources from critical domestic needs like healthcare and infrastructure.

Rebuttal of Department of Defense
by: Christopher Miller

Christopher Miller’s Project 2025 vision for the Department of Defense emphasizes military expansion while neglecting diplomacy and modern threats like cybersecurity and climate change. This narrow approach risks entangling the U.S. in unnecessary conflicts, ignoring non-military challenges critical to national security.

Rebuttal to Department of Homeland Security
by: Ken Cuccinelli

Ken Cuccinelli’s Project 2025 vision for the Department of Homeland Security pushes extreme immigration enforcement, undermining civil rights and due process. It overemphasizes border security while neglecting cybersecurity, climate change, and other key threats, leading to a more divided and insecure nation.

Rebuttal of Department of State
by: Kiron K. Skinner

Kiron K. Skinner's Project 2025 vision for the Department of State emphasizes isolationism and hard power over diplomacy and global cooperation. This approach risks weakening U.S. alliances, alienating partners, and undermining multilateral efforts needed to tackle global challenges like climate change and security.

Rebuttal to Intelligence Community
by: Dustin J. Carmack

Dustin J. Carmack’s Project 2025 vision for the Intelligence Community emphasizes expanded surveillance and aggressive intelligence tactics, threatening civil liberties and privacy. It neglects the need for greater oversight, transparency, and modern threats like cybersecurity and disinformation, risking public trust.

Rebuttal to U.S. Agency for Global Media
by: Mora Namdar

Mora Namdar’s Project 2025 vision for the U.S. Agency for Global Media promotes government-controlled messaging that risks undermining journalistic independence and credibility. This approach weakens global trust in U.S. media, turning it into a tool for political agendas rather than unbiased information.

Rebuttal to Corporation for Public Broadcasting
by: Mike Gonzalez

Mike Gonzalez’s Project 2025 plan to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting would deprive millions of access to reliable news, educational programming, and diverse cultural content. His proposal overlooks the crucial role public media plays in serving underserved communities and promoting unbiased information.