Jeff Bezos says stopping the Washington Submit, the newspaper he owns, from endorsing a presidential candidate final month was the appropriate transfer and he is happy with his resolution.
The Amazon founder and WaPo proprietor doubled down on the controversial resolution — a drastic break from custom — Wednesday on the Dealbook Summit in New York Metropolis.
Throughout a dialog with Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bezos says he knew his resolution to place the kibosh on election endorsements would draw tons of backlash … and it did. The transfer reportedly resulted in 200,000 readers canceling their subscriptions.
However Bezos says he is simply attempting to avoid wasting the paper in the long term … promising to proceed overlaying Biden, Trump and all future presidents “very aggressively.”
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Bezos additionally mentioned he is “very optimistic” and “very hopeful” in regards to the prospects of a second Trump presidency … primarily citing Trump’s plans to cut back rules.
