The paper paper said that it will not endorse either candidate, breaking 36 years of tradition, reportedly following a “tense” meeting with recently-hired publisher Will Lewis.
Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos reportedly put the kibosh on the paper endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming election — leading to one editorial board member to quit and backlash from its left-leaning staff.
The newspaper then published an article written by two reporters saying that editorial page staffers had drafted an endorsement for the Democratic nominee Harris over former President Donald Trump.Sources speculated that Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos did not want to alienate Trump, less than two weeks before the election.“The decision not to publish was made by The Post’s owner — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos,” The Post reported, citing two sources briefed on the events.
“The Washington Post will not be making an endorsement of a presidential candidate in this election. Nor in any future presidential election,” he wrote.Lewis’s note went on to say: “We recognize that this will be read in a range of ways, including as a tacit endorsement of one candidate, or as a condemnation of another, or as an abdication of responsibility. “That is inevitable. We don’t see it that way.
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