Trump spoke with Jeff Bezos about changes to the Washington Post
In a recent interview with Clay Travis from OutKick, President Donald Trump discussed his evolving relationship with Jeff Bezos, owner of the Washington Post, following significant changes to the newspaper’s opinion pages. Trump described Bezos as “a good guy” for his efforts to make the publication’s coverage more balanced. Bezos announced that the opinion section would focus on defending personal liberties and free markets and would no longer publish editorials opposing these principles. Trump revealed that they had dinner together shortly after these changes were announced, indicating a notable shift in their interactions, which had been tense previously. He acknowledged the backlash from Democrats regarding Bezos’s new direction for the paper and expressed that he has seen increased support from big tech since his presidency began. The Washington Post also made headlines for deciding not to endorse any presidential candidate for the first time as 1988,breaking from its historical pattern of supporting Democrats.
Trump spoke ‘at length’ with Jeff Bezos about changes to the Washington Post
President Donald Trump revealed a conversation he had with Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos after the latter instituted sweeping changes to the outlet’s opinion pages.
During an interview with OutKick radio host Clay Travis over the weekend, the president talked about his relationship with Bezos, one of the richest men in the world, calling him “a good guy” and praising him for pushing the outlet to be “more fair” in its coverage.
“I think it’s great. … He’s really trying to be more fair,” Trump said of changes at the outlet.
Bezos, who also owns Amazon, announced last month that the outlet’s opinion section would write daily pieces defending “personal liberties and free markets.” He said editorials “opposing those pillars” would prohibited under the new policy for opinion pages.
“At length, I talked to him about it,” Trump said, also acknowledging Democratic backlash against Bezos’s decision to overhaul the opinion section. “He’s a good guy. I didn’t really know him in the first term. … They actually did a couple of bad articles [about him]. He said, ‘This is crazy. I lose my fortune running this thing, and they … you know, they’re out of control.’”
The two men had dinner together the same night Bezos announced the changes to the opinion pages, Trump revealed, signaling a profound shift in their relationship. Bezos also attended Trump’s inauguration in January and previously dined with the president at his Mar-a-Lago estate in December 2024.
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During his recent interview with Travis, Trump also referenced critics of Bezos and touted the shift of support he has witnessed from Big Tech since 2017. “He’s actually a very good guy, I got to know the second time. … If you look at the inauguration at the people that were up on that stage, there was a who’s who of a world that was totally against me the first time. So much different presidency, much more support.”
Under Bezos’s leadership, the Washington Post also announced in October 2024 that it would not endorse a presidential candidate for the first time since 1988. The outlet had previously typically backed Democrats and had reportedly drafted an endorsement for former Vice President Kamala Harris before scrapping the practice altogether.
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