Jeff Bezos Praises Donald Trump’s ‘Extraordinary Comeback’ After Tech Mogul Spiked Washington Post’s Presidential Endorsement
variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital Editor Mega-billionaire Jeff Bezos congratulated Donald Trump on his election-night victory. The comments by the Amazon founder and one of the world’s richest people came after Bezos fomented a major backlash when he decreed that the Washington Post, the iconic newspaper he bought more than a decade ago, would not endorse a U.S.
presidential candidate this year. “Big congratulations to our 45th and now 47th President on an extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory,” Bezos wrote in a post on X, the social platform owned by Trump supporter Elon Musk. “No nation has bigger opportunities.
Wishing @realDonaldTrump all success in leading and uniting the America we all love.” Bezos touched off a backlash after the Washington Post, less than two weeks before the Nov.
5 election, announced it would not endorse a candidate. That led more than 200,000 readers, about 8% of the newspaper’s base, to cancel their subscriptions over the course of three days, NPR reported.
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