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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato

Bezos faces criticism after executives met with Trump on day of Post’s non-endorsement

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The Washington Post owner, Jeff Bezos. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

The multi-billionaire owner of the Washington Post, Jeff Bezos, continued facing criticism throughout the weekend because executives from his aerospace company met with Donald Trump on the same day the newspaper prevented its editorial team from publishing an endorsement of his opponent in the US presidential election.

Senior news and opinion leaders at the Washington Post flew to Miami in late September 2024 to meet with Bezos, who had reservations about the paper issuing an endorsement in the 5 November election, the New York Times reported.

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