Representative James Clyburn of South Carolina repeated his warning that the controversial Project 2025 will be « Jim Crow 2.0. »
South Carolina Representative James Clyburn on Friday during an interview warned that Project 2025 could herald « Jim Crow 2.0 » if implemented.
President-elect Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris this week resurrected concerns about the controversial Project 2025, a manifesto created by the conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation for the next Republican president.
Project 2025 received strong criticism from across the political spectrum, including Trump who hit out at some of the policies, such as a nationwide abortion ban.
Clyburn, seen by many as a « kingmaker » after backing President Joe Biden in the 2020 primary, has hit out at Project 2025 since it first came to light earlier this year, repeatedly slamming the raft of policies as « Jim Crow 2.0″—an allegation he repeated on Friday in light of Trump’s win.
« I’ve studied history all of my life. I lived through Jim Crow, and I know that Project 2025 is Jim Crow 2.0 », Clyburn said during an appearance on Friday’s episode of CNN News Central.
