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Jeff Bezos Says He’s A Terrible Owner For Washington Post From “Point Of View Of The Appearance Of Conflict” Of Interest
Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos said he's not the best owner for the paper from the perspective of "the appearance" of a conflict of interest. He defended its decision not to endorse a presidential candidate.
Some called it cowardice to avoid offending Donald Trump given the billionaire’s various business interests. Bezos insisted it was “far from cowardly because we knew there would be blowback and we did the right thing anyway.” The publication lost many thousands of subscribers. However, he acknowledged, “I am a terrible owner for the Post from the point of view of the appearance of conflict … Probably not a single day goes by where some Amazon executive or Blue Origin executive or some Bezos Earth Fund leader isn’t meeting with a government official somewhere.
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