“I adore the Post.” She remarked, “It breaks my heart to conclude that I must leave,” implying that Bezos’ decision to quit the paper was influenced by his business dealings with the Trump administration.
Numerous other opinion staff members have departed the newspaper in recent months. For example, Bezos fired David Shipley, the editor of the opinion section, in February for defying his new order, and veteran columnist Ruth Marcus wrote a scathing essay last month explaining her reasons for leaving.
Among the attendees at Trump’s pre-inauguration dinner were Bezos and Musk.
Following Bezos’ refusal to run an endorsement of former Vice President Kamala Harris before of the presidential election and his decision to forego running a cartoon with caricatures of Bezos, Mickey Mouse, and other individuals presenting Trump with bags of cash, a number of other columnists quit the publication.
Ahead of Trump’s inauguration, the creator of Blue Origin and his fiancée Lauren Sanchez were spotted making the trip to Mar-a-Lago for a meal with the then-elect president. The pair may be seen going hand in hand with Trump and greeting other guests in footage posted on X.
Bezos also declared that he would contribute $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund, and he was a prominent figure at Trump’s inauguration in January. Since changing the paper’s opinion page and refusing to withdraw a $115,000 front-page advertisement that targeted DOGE Chief Elon Musk in February, Bezos has been gradually moving away from the liberal slant of his publication.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt praised Bezos’s efforts last month, suggesting that the Trump administration values his contributions. She asserted, “It seems like the mainstream media, including The Post, is finally realizing that it does not help you sell newspapers to have contempt for more than half of the country who support this president.” “It’s not a very sensible business plan.”
