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In a striking claim, a former senior editor at The Washington Post has accused Jeff Bezos, the paper’s billionaire owner, of brokering a deal with former President Donald Trump to halt the newspaper’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris. Robert Kagan, a longtime Post editor-at-large who resigned following the newspaper's decision to forgo endorsements, told The Daily Beast that Bezos supposedly entered into a quid-pro-quo arrangement with Trump, aimed at protecting the business interests of Bezos’s space company, Blue Origin.

 

 

According to Kagan, the arrangement surfaced following a meeting between Trump and Blue Origin executives soon after the Post’s decision not to endorse any presidential candidate. “Trump waited to make sure that Bezos did what he said he was going to do, and then met with the Blue Origin people,” Kagan reportedly told The Daily Beast, implying that the meeting was strategically timed to reinforce the alleged pact. “Which tells us that there was an actual deal made, meaning that Bezos communicated, or through his people, communicated directly with Trump, and they set up this quid pro quo,” Kagan alleged.

 

 

Although Kagan stands by his interpretation of the events, he provided no tangible evidence of a direct quid-pro-quo agreement. Representatives for Trump, Bezos, and The Washington Post have so far not responded to these claims. Kagan, a longtime critic of Trump, asserted that the alleged collaboration between the former president and Bezos had "been in the works for some time" and would likely prompt “a lot of censorship” in the media as influential billionaires seek to protect their financial interests.

 

Kagan’s abrupt resignation came in the wake of a major shift at The Washington Post, as CEO William Lewis announced that the paper would break with its 36-year tradition and would not endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential race, nor in future elections. Kagan, along with other editorial staff, had reportedly been preparing an endorsement of Harris, waiting only for final approval from Lewis and Bezos before the plan was scrapped.

 

Bezos, whose net worth was estimated by Bloomberg Billionaires Index at $209 billion as of Friday, had long been a target of Trump during his time in office, with Trump frequently attacking The Washington Post for its coverage of his administration. Some inside sources at the Post believe Bezos’s decision may reflect a strategic calculation to avoid alienating the Republican frontrunner, whose support could influence the future regulatory landscape for Amazon and other Bezos-led ventures. The Amazon founder has stayed notably silent on the 2024 election.

 

“This is what we have to look forward to,” Kagan reportedly told The Daily Beast, describing the scenario as a forewarning. “All Trump has to do is threaten the corporate chiefs who run these organizations with real financial loss, and they will bend the knee.”

 

The decision to refrain from endorsements echoes that of the Los Angeles Times, whose billionaire owner Patrick Soon-Shiong similarly declined to support any presidential candidate, resulting in a wave of resignations from the Times' editorial board. At The Washington Post, the decision led to 2,000 canceled subscriptions within 24 hours, a number a staffer described to Semafor as “an unusually high number” for such a short period.

 

Kagan’s claims add fuel to an ongoing debate over the intersection of wealth, media influence, and political power, especially in an election season marked by close scrutiny of media endorsements and the interests they represent.

 

Based on a report from the NYP 2024-10-28

 

 

 

[Jingthing]

Wouldn't be at all surprising.

[Cryingdick]

If true it seems to indicate Bezos think trump will win. 

[Tug]

Ditto here with this thought as well they are both anti labor im sure bezos has that in mind as well.to the poster above mine I’m thinking he’s hedging his bets.

[Cryingdick]

The funny thing is that even an ultra liberal douchebag like Bezos can see the writing on the wall. He has ran so much cover for the dems in the past. In return they relentlessly attacked him. I never understood that.