The refusal of the American newspaper The Washington Post to support Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in the US presidential election is due to the publication’s intention to maintain impartiality, said the publication’s owner, billionaire Jeff Bezos, Reuters reports. . According to the founder of Amazon, most people accuse the media of being biased.
“Supporting the president creates a feeling of partiality, a feeling of lack of independence. Stopping support is a fundamental decision and it is the right one.” – said the billionaire.
Support for one candidate or another will not influence the balance of the elections, the businessman considers.
Bezos emphasized that none of the politicians vying for the presidency were informed of the publication’s decision. According to the businessman, the refusal to publish material in favor of Harris has no relation to his recent meeting with the Republican candidate donald trump.
Previously, the newspaper broke a tradition of almost 50 years and did not publish material supporting the Democratic candidate in the US presidential elections, RBC recalls.
The Washington Post said it would not endorse any candidate in this year’s presidential election and published an article citing two sources who said its staff had drafted an article supporting Harris. The decision not to publish the material was made by Bezos, they said.
