Jeff Bezos Says Presidential Endorsements ‘Create A Perception Of Bias’ As He Defends Washington Post

Billionaire and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos on Monday defended the paper’s decision to not endorse a presidential candidate, a move that has triggered intense backlash and staff resignations, along with 200,000 people reportedly canceling their digital subscription

In an op-ed for the paper, Bezos wrote Presidential endorsements “do nothing to tip the scales of an election” and wrote “No undecided voters in Pennsylvania are going to say, ‘I’m going with Newspaper A’s endorsement.’”

The billionaire then argued that presidential endorsements “create a perception of bias…of non-independence” and the decision to end them was a “principled decision.”