Jeff Bezos Responds To Report He May Sell Washington Post To Buy NFL Team From Owner Who Hates The Paper

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos replied to a Monday report that suggested that he was contemplating selling The Washington Post to purchase an NFL team.

The New York Post reported Bezos could buy the Washington Commanders team owner Dan Synder.

Snyder however hates the newspaper for reporting on the toxic management of the NFL team.

Representatives from both Bezos & The Washington Post met Monday to discuss the report. told CNN reported that the newspaper was not available for sale.

The New York Post report comes after the newspaper’s publisher, Fred Ryan, told staff last month that there would be layoffs.

Sources claimed that the New York Post believes that The Washington Post has been sold despite the fact that Bezos had allegedly stated to senior staff that he didn’t intend to sell.

“I think Bezos’ people could go to Dan and say as a gesture of goodwill, ‘We are selling the paper,’” A source who is familiar with the subject said. “I think that would go a long way with Dan.”

The report stated that the bank Snyder used to sell the team is still trying to recruit Bezos. The bidding process has begun for the first round.

JP Finlay tweets about the Commanders. “Not only was I told Bezos didn’t submit a bid, I’ve had people tell me the Snyder family has absolutely no interest in selling to Bezos.”

Bezos bought the paper 10 years ago for $250,000 and stated in a book that it would be one his greatest achievements.

“I know that when I’m 90, it’s going to be one of the things I’m most proud of, that I took on the Washington Post and helped it through a very rough transition,” Bezos wrote.

The report noted that Bezos’ libertarian-leaning political views have reportedly made him an awkward fit for the paper.

Edward Wasserman, a journalism professor, said that Bezos did not understand how the paper could be owned. “muzzle him” When he bought it, and that “it would make sense for him to get out of it.”

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