Jen Rubin addresses the halting of aid to Ukraine, tariffs on Canada and Mexico

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Hi, I'm Jen Rubin, Editor-in-Chief of The Contrarian. It's not often that I come to you directly speaking to all of our contrarians, but I thought you might want to get a little bit of context for the startling events that happened last night and today. Two major events have been set off by an irresponsible

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ignorant, self-satisfied, and really dangerous president. The first, of course, was the termination of military aid to Ukraine. We knew this was in the cards right after that disastrous meeting in the Oval Office. But it nevertheless comes as a shock. The message to Moscow is do what you will with Ukraine. We'll deliver them on a silver platter. This,

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of course, is a betrayal not only of our own values of European security, but really of the free world and the principle that the United States stands against aggression, against fascism. Europe is trying to come up with a peace plan, as it were, but without the United States backing

Jen Rubin addresses the halting of aid to Ukraine, tariffs on Canada and Mexico

*Special Alert from the Contrarian*

Mar 04, 2025

In a special morning feature, our Editor-in-Chief, Jen Rubin, addresses our Contrarian community.

She explains why Donald Trump stopping U.S. aid to Ukraine is a gift to Russian President Vladimir Putin and how Trump’s high tariffs on Canada and Mexico, our neighbors and longtime allies, will crash the U.S. economy.

This chart from the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank shows clearly what the tariffs implemented overnight on Canada and Mexico will mean for the U.S. economy.

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of course, is a betrayal not only of our own values of European security, but really of the free world and the principle that the United States stands against aggression, against fascism. Europe is trying to come up with a peace plan, as it were, but without the United States backing