President Donald Trump revealed during an interview on Sunday that he met the owner of Washington Post Jeff Bezos and praised his recent changes in the newspaper.
“A man like Bezos, I got to know him, and I think he is trying to do real work,” Trump said during A. A conversation with journalist Sherryl Atoxon In its “full measure” show.
Bezos's movements with the paper, including support for the planned paper from Kamala Harris in the 2024 elections, were angry with critics and employees. Recently, Ruth Marcus's column writer Ruth Markos announced that she will leave the paper after a period of 40 years, referring to Bezos's plans to vibrate Even the opinion section From the Washington Post.
Trump also suggested that other large technology companies such as Google and Facebook have also changed since his first term.
President Donald Trump revealed a recent interview with him that he got acquainted with the Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos. (Lear: (A picture by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images), to the right: (Photography by Eugene Golorsmsky/Getty Imachurs of the New York Times)))
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However, the president said that the media in general had not changed.
Trump added: “My first time, I had Google against me, and I had a Facebook against me, I had Instagram, and I had everyone against me.” “Ninety -seven percent of them were like a terrible, and it was really confined, it was really unreasonable, and I think I fought them well.”
Bizos announced in In late February, the opinion page in the Washington Post will focus on “writing every day to support and defense for Amrkin: personal freedoms and free markets.”
The editorial page of the paper, David Shipley, also stepped down.
Andrew Ross Sorkin and Jeff Bezos speak on stage during the New York Times Dealbook 2024 in Jazz in Lincoln Center on December 04, 2024 in New York City. ((Photo by Eugene Golgroufski/Getty Emiez for the New York Times)
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“I am from America and America, and it is proud to be so. Our country did not happen here by being typical. A great part of America’s success was freedom in the economic field and everywhere else. Freedom is ethical – reduces coercion – and my work – it drives creativity, invention and prosperity,” Paisos participated in a statement in the announcement.
This announcement was announced by the commentators of the liberal media, who considered this step a “terrible tragedy”.
Ruth Marcos She explained her decision to leave this position, noting that her column, which criticizes the page of opinion, as well as Bezos, was killed.
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“I stayed until I could no longer – until the newspaper owner, Jeff Bezos, issued a decree that Pillars Opinion offers will focus from now on the dual columns of “personal freedoms and free markets”, and even more worrying, “views that oppose these columns will be published by others.” I stayed even Pillars The publisher, Will Lewis, killed a column last week, expressing his dispute with this new trend. “Louis has refused my request to meet.”
Pesus also Fill out Last year, when he supported the Post to Harris less than two weeks before the elections. The paper has lost hundreds of thousands of subscribers as well as many employees to resign in the repercussions.
