Meet Russ Vought, Trump’s shutdown architect

Russ Vought is Trump’s shutdown hero. His neighbors think his work is "abhorrent."

The people living near Trump’s “grim reaper” of government cuts have put up signs letting him know they stand with federal workers.

Who is Russel Vought? The architect of Project 2025 who holds the key to the US government shutdown

Russel Vought, architect of Project 2025, plays a pivotal role in the US government shutdown, shaping policy decisions and federal funding cuts during the crisis.

Shutdown Gives Trump’s New Hatchet Man Chance to Shine

Forget Elon Musk. Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought is trying to use the crisis to fire more federal employees.

Meet Russ Vought, Trump’s shutdown architect

Russell Thurlow Vought was born on 26 March 1976. Hailing from New York originally, Vought was brought up in Connecticut. Vought during the first Trump term was also the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) – a little-known but powerful agency within the federal government. A fierce critic of the federal government and the ‘deep state’, Vought is said to have been waiting for years for the chance to cut the size of the US govern…