Washington Post staffers are growing restless with the left-leaning newspaper’s silence on its endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for president, according to a report — with many suspecting that owner Jeff Bezos is behind the delay.
Some insiders speculate that the billionaire Amazon founder, who has not spoken publicly about the 2024 election, does not want to alienate Republican challenger Donald Trump as he paces to retake the White House next month. Are getting. The Status newsletter reported on Tuesday.
The newspaper’s editorial board is believed to have written its endorsement for the Democrats, but did not receive permission to publish it from Bezos and publisher Will Lewis, wrote former CNN media supervisor Oliver Darcy, who left the network in August. Status was launched.
He said WaPo staffers are keeping quiet on Beltway broadsheets because 20 million voters have already mailed in their ballots and Election Day is less than two weeks away.
The newspaper endorsed Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020, publishing its endorsement much earlier in previous election cycles. The New York Times endorsed Harris on September 30.
The Post has sought comment from The Washington Post and Bezos.
Bezos is the second richest person in the world with net worth Rated by Bloomberg Billionaires Index $208 billion as of Thursday, Was a constant target of Trump During his first term in office – Mainly because of the Washington Post’s coverage of his administration.
The newspaper’s silence comes against the backdrop of ongoing drama in the Los Angeles Times newsroom, where the editorial board was blocked from publishing its Harris endorsement by the outlet’s billionaire owner, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong.
Soon-Shiong’s intervention prompted Mariel Garza, editorial editor of the LA Times, Will resign in protest on Wednesday.
On his Do”. Together” so that “our readers can decide” who to support.
The Fortune 500 mogul has been shying away from paying attention to the election and prefers to stay away from political controversy for fear of upsetting the potential winner.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly complained to many about the criticism he is receiving for his philanthropic work and has stopped supporting any efforts that could be considered partisan.
During the 2020 polls, Zuckerberg was the third richest person in the world, with a net worth of Rated by Bloomberg Billionaires Index Donations totaled $200 billion as of Thursday, bringing nearly $350 million to support election administrations facing challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
But some criticized Zuckerberg, who alleged that most of the funds were biased in favor of Democratic-leaning areas.
Earlier this week, The New York Times reported that JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon He is privately supporting Harris, but will not say so publicly out of fear that Trump will retaliate against him if he becomes president again.
