Jeff Bezos Proud To End Endorsements at Washington Post, Optimistic About Trump

Jeff Bezos says stopping the Washington Post, the newspaper he owns, from endorsing a presidential candidate last month was the right move and he’s proud of his decision.

The Amazon founder and WaPo owner doubled down on the controversial decision — a drastic break from tradition — Wednesday at the Dealbook Summit in New York City.

During a conversation with Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bezos says he knew his decision to put the kibosh on election endorsements would draw tons of backlash … and it did. The move reportedly resulted in 200,000 readers canceling their subscriptions.

But Bezos says he’s just trying to save the paper in the long run … promising to continue covering Biden, Trump and all future presidents “very aggressively.”