Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and owner of The Washington Post, publicly congratulated President-elect Donald Trump on his election win, calling it an “extraordinary political comeback.” Posting on X, Bezos wished Trump success in “leading and uniting” the country.
Bezos’s statement comes after his recent controversial decision to bar The Washington Post from endorsing any candidate in the 2024 election. This choice reportedly shocked the Post’s newsroom, as the editorial board had prepared an endorsement for Vice President Kamala Harris. Critics suggested Bezos might be aligning with Trump, but Bezos denied this, stating that halting endorsements prevents perceived bias and maintains journalistic independence. “No quid pro quo of any kind is at work here,” he asserted in a Post op-ed.
Trump had previously referenced media decisions to skip endorsements, saying, “They’re saying, ‘This Democrat’s no good…’ They just don’t want to say it,” suggesting he saw the move as a tacit endorsement of his leadership.
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