Editor at large resigns: ‘We are already seeing cancellations from once loyal readers’
By Joe Kovacs
For the first time in decades, the Washington Post will not be endorsing any presidential candidate this year, as owner Jeff Bezos personally killed the staff’s planned endorsement of Kamala Harris.
William Lewis, publisher and chief executive officer of the newspaper, said: “The Washington Post will not be making an endorsement of a presidential candidate in this election. Nor in any future presidential election. We are returning to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates.”
“We recognize that this will be read in a range of ways, including as a tacit endorsement of one candidate, or as a condemnation of another, or as an abdication of responsibility. That is inevitable,” Lewis said.