Trump named Vought, who played a central role in designing Project 2025, to head up the Office of Management and Budget in his second term.

Russ Vought, a Project 2025 author with ties to the Christian nationalism movement, is Trump's pick to head the budget office.

For the director of the Office of Management and Budget, President-elect Trump named Russell Vought as his pick. Vought previously led that office for part of Trump’s first term. He is also a co-author of Project 2025,