This is ultimately a steel-cage match for the future of MAGA,” said Dans, the former director of the right-wing blueprint that has informed Trump’s second term.

Another challenger to Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham is expected to enter the race, hoping to represent South Carolina in the United States Senate. Paul Dans, an attorney who worked in the first Trump Administration,

Paul Dans will run in the South Carolina primary highlighting the work of Project 2025, a conservative blueprint that President Trump has employed during his second term.