Jennifer Rubin has now reportedly departed from her role as a columnist at The Washington Post during a time of internal turmoil at the publication as the new year commences.
Rubin was known as one of the most vicious and unhinged anti-Trump voices in media.
Rubin, a columnist for the Post since 2010, announced on Monday the initiation of a new media endeavor with attorney and commentator Norm Eisen.
“We’ve watched as corporate and billionaire owners of media outlets abused their audiences’ loyalty and undercut journalism’s vital role in a free democracy. Instead of safeguarding democratic values, they have enabled the gravest threats to democracy – Donald Trump and his allies – at the very time when a robust and independent press is most essential. We need an alternative, truly independent outlet that is unafraid of the administration and unwilling to equivocate or bend the knee.” Rubin stated in a new statement.
Rubin and Eisen’s forthcoming initiative, titled “The Contrarian,” will provide political and cultural commentary “in defense of democracy” and will utilize Substack columns, a YouTube channel, podcasts, and various digital media channels.
Rubin is merely the most recent among a series of ultra-liberal Post employees who have departed the organization due to recent editorial choices and the articulated goal of the Post’s new CEO and corporate ownership.
Jeff Bezos, the billionaire proprietor of the Post, incited considerable ire among the journalism staff by opting to eliminate an editorial supporting Vice President Harris.
He is among several affluent business leaders who have expressed optimism for a second Trump administration, much to the chagrin of many liberals.
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