The 27 leaders of the European Union countries are meeting tomorrow, Thursday, in Brussels with an urgent agenda to figure out what to do with Ukraine and their own security state if the USA draws-down military support.

After years of taking little action, the EU leaders are now facing a crisis situation trying to figure out how to pay for expanded military for their own defense.  The latest proposal from EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen calls for €800 billion in EU defense spending, much of it from secured loans to various EU countries.

It seems rather odd to read the responses from EU leaders who are in crisis mode because they face the potential of President Trump pulling back U.S. military, and they worry about the inability to defend themselves.  They act like this is a new development, while the reality is that President Trump has been repeating his warning for years.

(Politico) – […] “Europe faces a clear and present danger on a scale that none of us has seen in our adult lifetime,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote to EU leaders on Tuesday. “The future of a free and sovereign Ukraine ― of a safe and prosperous Europe ― is on the line.”

[…] “The nightmare scenario is that the U.S. announces a deal soon that accepts most of Russia’s demands and then tells Ukraine and Europe to take it or leave it,” said Malcolm Chalmers, deputy director general at the Royal United Services Institute in London.

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As President Trump outlined the goals and objectives of the tariffs during his address to congress, President Trump noted how the American farmer will no longer have to compete unfairly within the U.S market against cheap imported food products.

President Trump notes U.S. food prices are positioned for major supply-demand changes that will benefit all American consumers.  What President Trump states in his speech to congress, is the reality we experienced in 2018/2019 as the result of national agriculture supply. WATCH:

This is what happens when the American food supply equation is modified to focus on domestic production to the benefit of domestic consumers.   The food supply chain will shift, slowly at first and then ultimately by around Thanksgiving of this year (fall harvest) we will see major price drops in the American food basket.

There are going to be major opposition forces, notably related to decades of Big Ag exfiltration, screaming that U.S. consumers will see higher prices.  However, as previously experienced/outlined these claims are entirely false. We will see major drops in food prices as a result of a more balanced U.S production-import/export dynamic.

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For many of us who walk the deep weeds of honest economic analysis, this is the moment we have been waiting for.

Second only to the elimination of the U.S-Marshal Plan, which is scheduled to end April 2, 2025, the structural implementation of North American tariffs against Mexico and Canada provides the most significant opportunity for GDP expansion, jobs, wage increases and massive economic gains in the United States.

Simultaneous to the tariffs scheduled to go into effect tomorrow, President Trump notes U.S. food prices are positioned for major supply-demand changes that will benefit all American consumers.  What President Trump notes in the Truth Social message below, is a reality we experienced in 2018/2019 as the result of national agriculture supply.

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White House trade adviser Peter Navarro told CNBC on Monday that the inflationary impact from any tariffs would be “second-order small, so I don’t see the president wavering on any of this, because he knows in order to get to a world in which America is strong and prosperous, with real wages going up and (more) factory jobs. This is the path that he’s chosen.” (more)

CTH outlined the prediction for ’18/’19 back in 2016 when we discussed what happens when the American food supply equation is modified to focus on domestic production to the benefit of domestic consumers.   The food supply chain will shift, slowly at first and then ultimately by around Thanksgiving of this year (fall harvest) we will see major price drops in the American food basket.

There are going to be major opposition forces, notably related to decades of Big Ag exfiltration, screaming that U.S. consumers will see higher prices.  However, as previously experienced/outlined these claims are entirely false. We will see major drops in food prices as a result of a more balanced U.S production-import/export dynamic.

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The White House has announced an executive pause of support for Ukraine with a reevaluation of priorities following Zelenskyy’s expressed intransigence against peace.

[…] “President Trump has been clear that he is focused on peace,” a White House official told POLITICO. “We need our partners to be committed to that goal as well. We are pausing and reviewing our aid to ensure that it is contributing to a solution.” (more here)

Vice-President JD Vance appears tonight on Fox News with Sean Hannity to discuss the breakdown in relationship between President Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. As noted by Vance, it does no good to verbally antagonize Russian President Vladimir Putin, at the same time President Trump is trying to create the environment for peace and bring all sides to the negotiating table.  WATCH:

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Zelenskyy appears for an interview with Bret Baier to discuss the collapse of discussions today at the White House.

Again and again, Zelenskyy outlines his view of “security guarantees” which includes the baseline component of USA troops on the ground.  Zelenskyy will not accept any negotiations or ceasefire arrangement without U.S. troops in Ukraine.

This same “security guarantee” demand (U.S. Troops in Ukraine) applies also to the minerals guarantee. WATCH:

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio carries the same level of frustration as his boss, President Donald Trump.

Appearing on CNN, Secretary Rubio outlines the background of weeks of opposition from the Ukraine leader as Zelenskyy continually rejects a ceasefire discussion without assurances the U.S. will put troops on the battlefield to secure the ceasefire.

From Zelenskyy’s continually expressed perspective, only if U.S. and NATO troops are at risk of being killed, is he willing to pause the combat to enter peace negotiations. These are the assurances, the “security guarantees” he demands.  President Trump is not willing to put U.S. troops tenuously into place between Ukrainians and Russians; it would be foolish.

Secretary Rubio is strongly committed to the vision President Trump has, where killing stops so that peace negotiations can begin.  Zelenskyy is not willing to accept a ceasefire, that’s the core problem.   WATCH:

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As previously stated, Zelenskyy is operating from a position where he believes the CIA, global intelligence apparatus, NATO and the EU Commission are willing to keep supporting and financing him.

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President Trump delivers impromptu remarks departing the White House.

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After a heated discussion in the Oval Office where Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected any proposal for a ceasefire and expressed his sense of power that stems from a legislative branch supporting his futile war by proxy.

Accepting that Zelenskyy is not in a mindset that can lead to peace, President Trump ended any further conversation with Zelenskyy until the Ukranian President changes his tone.

Delivering a message from his Truth Social account, President Trump ends the conversation:

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President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today at the White House.  The Ukraine leader has traveled to the U.S. with a surety proposal for continued U.S. taxpayer funds.

President Trump and President Zelenskyy are scheduled to meet publicly at approximately 11:00am EST.  Livestream feeds below:

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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is at the operational center of the MAGAnomic policy hub.  Secretary Lutnick is the pivot point to the technical systems that will pay down the deficit and balance the USA budget. {Direct Rumble Link Here}

In this lengthy interview with Bret Baier, Secretary Lutnick talks about some of the policy proposals, direct actions of the government and economic systems that he and President Trump are putting into place that will grow Main Street and fuel the golden era in American economic growth.  Well worth watching: 

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April 2nd, 2025, begins the reciprocal tariff program for all nations.

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