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Washington Post posts shocking TikTok calling out owner Jeff Bezos

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Published 16:42 30 Oct 2024 GMT

Washington Post posts shocking TikTok calling out owner Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos has defended his decision

Rikki Loftus

Rikki Loftus

The Washington Post has uploaded a shocking TikTok calling out its owner Jeff Bezos

The Amazon boss purchased the newspaper back in 2013 and it seems that the news outlet is clapping back at recent rule change.

The paper revealed its previous plans to endorse Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris but says the announcement was kiboshed by Bezos.

Jeff Bezos has defended his stance on the matter (Dave J Hogan/Dave J. Hogan/Getty Images)
Jeff Bezos has defended his stance on the matter (Dave J Hogan/Dave J. Hogan/Getty Images)

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Taking to TikTok, the Washington Post posted a video where it called out the billionaire for blocking the endorsement.

In the caption of the video, which was taken from a full article, it said: “Here’s why some billionaires are going soft on Trump.

“With the White House appearing increasingly up for grabs, and especially as polls have tightened, numerous billionaires and other leading executives have taken steps in recent months to stay out of the race — even if they had criticized Trump after the Capitol insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021, calling his encouragement of the riot a threat to American democracy. Others who previously backed Democrats have stayed silent this election, which some critics and Trump supporters alike have interpreted as a peace offering to the GOP presidential nominee.”

The post goes on to say: “Trump allies hailed what they say are signs of neutrality from other billionaires. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who owns The Washington Post, decided that The Post would no longer endorse presidential candidates, a change announced last week. The Post had an endorsement of Harris in the works.

“That came just days after Patrick Soon-Shiong, who owns the Los Angeles Times, blocked that paper’s endorsement of Harris.

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“Both moves sparked an uproar, with critics saying they reflected concerns about the owners’ financial interests — Amazon has billions of dollars in cloud computing contracts with the federal government, and Blue Origin, Bezos’s rocket company, has contracts with the Space Force and NASA. Soon-Shiong, a biotech investor, could have future business before federal regulators.”

Viewers were shocked by the bold video, with many taking to the TikTok comment section to share their reactions.

One user wrote: “Seems like Washington Post social media and editorial are not on the same page lol.”

Another said: “Love you calling out your boss.”

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A third person commented: “Democracy dies in Darkness …thank you for shining.”

And a fourth asked: “So who does the Washington Post TikTok account endorse?”

Bezos has defended his position, arguing that an endorsement would ‘create a perception of bias’.

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