Behind its trim green shutters and colonial-style facade, the Monocle Restaurant has for decades played host to the Washington DC elite. Signed pictures of presidents and senators who have lunched there adorn its walls. It is a short walk from Capitol Hill and the Heritage Foundation think-tank, the longtime crucible of adamantine rightwing ideas. If my guest is to be believed, it was here, over “sirloin steaks” with “a martini or two thrown in”, that he and other America First zealots drew up much of Project 2025, the blueprint for Donald Trump’s second term.
在整洁的绿色百叶窗和殖民地风格的外立面背后，Monocle 餐厅(Monocle Restaurant)数十年来一直是华盛顿特区权势人物的常客之地。墙上挂满了曾在此用餐的历任总统和参议员的签名照片。餐厅距国会山和智库传统基金会(Heritage Foundation)仅几步之遥，后者长期以来是强硬右翼理念的熔炉。若我的受访者所言可信，正是在这里，他与其他“美国优先”(America First)的狂热分子一边吃着“西冷牛排”、一边“再来一两杯马提尼”，起草了“2025计划”(Project 2025)的大部分内容——这份蓝图旨在为唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)的第二个任期提供方案。