Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos last summer privately urged Donald Trump to pick Doug Burgum as Trump's vice president, saying he'd be an "excellent" choice.Why it matters: Bezos' phone conversation with Trump in July — detailed in my forthcoming book,
Marty Baron criticised Jeff Bezos for overhauling the Washington Post’s opinions section, claiming it prioritizes Bezos’ business interests over journalistic principles.
ISTANBUL (AA) - Both current and former staff members of The Washington Post are pushing back against owner Jeff Bezos after he announced a major shift in the paper’s editorial stance. In the new direction under Amazon.com owner Bezos, the Opinion section will primarily focus on “personal liberties” and “free markets.”
The seeds of the Trump-Bezos relationship were sewn over a pivotal summer phone call in July 2024, when the billionaire gave a nod to North Dakota governor Doug Burgum, who has since been picked as Trump’s Secretary of the Interior, according to the book by Axios senior political reporter Alex Isenstadt.
The newspaper's billionaire owner announced the opinion section will now focus on “personal liberties and free markets.”
For the wealthy and massive corporations, protecting their bottom lines is the end goal, with Trump as their means to their end. If it takes a bent knee or effusive praise to gain more market share or more power over the federal government’s purse, then so be it.
The paper’s billionaire owner has been accused of cosying up to Donald Trump after announcing a change in direction that sparked the resignation of the Post’s opinion editor.
Scott Galloway noted that first lady Melania Trump would receive more than 70% of the $40 million offered by Amazon for the documentary