Donald Trump now has the most detailed policy platform of his political career -- and it's largely the work of two people you've never heard of.
Trump campaign speechwriters #Vince#Haley and #Ross#Worthington are the masterminds behind most of Trump's policy statements. The two worked under Stephen #Miller in the Trump White House.
Haley and Worthington write the first drafts of scripts Trump uses to record policy videos as well as the text on how a second Trump administration would handle issues from education to energy and immigration.
Those videos and corresponding text on his website go into far more detail than Trump, who famously has little interest in policy, does on the stump.
Trump often goes off-script in his speeches and spends just 11% of the time talking about his policy plans, an Axios analysis found.
His campaign aides frequently say that he is the most gifted politician and ultimately decides how to message on the issues.
Trump and his team are also in frequent communication with a constellation of figures on policy ideas, including Trump's former trade representative Robert #Lighthizer and former White House budget director Russell #Vought, WSJ reported.
The Stephen Miller connection:
Haley and Worthington worked under Miller in the White House speechwriting office for four years, co-managing the speechwriting shop.
"Miller would always go over speech drafts" including both official and political speeches that Haley and Worthington wrote, Worthington told Jan. 6 committee investigators in February 2022 after being subpoenaed.
Though they have next to no public presence, they are known to be very chatty on the campaign's daily internal comms call.
While Miller is not technically on the campaign, his relationship with his former subordinates and his direct line to Trump allow him to maintain a consequential role in shaping a potential Trump second term.
Between the lines: Both men have deep ties to former House Speaker Newt #Gingrich.
Haley, a lawyer by training, served as policy director and campaign manager for Gingrich's 2012 presidential campaign. They co-authored several books together and Haley was an associate producer on Gingrich's documentary Ronald Reagan: Rendezvous with Destiny.
Worthington was deputy communications director for Gingrich's 2012 presidential campaign and later authored a book with Gingrich.