Billionaire Jeff Bezos defended blocking The Washington Post‘s planned endorsement of Kamala Harris in an op-ed on Monday, claiming the decision was a “principled” one and that there was no quid-pro-quo arrangement with any presidential candidate.

Jeff Bezos' decision to block The Washington Post from endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris has not only cost the paper its reputation—it’s also costing it financially. The paper has seen more than 200,

Jeff Bezos, among the world's richest men and owner of The Washington Post, has defended his controversial decision for his storied publication to end its decades-long tradition of endorsing a presidential candidate.

Billionaire Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos on Monday defended the newspaper's decision not to endorse a presidential candidate as “right” and “principled” and pushed back against any notion that he ordered it up to protect his business interests.

Social media users are looking to hit Jeff Bezos where it hurts amid claims that the billionaire and owner of The Washington Post overrode his publisher and had the newspaper’s endorsement of Kamala Harris for president pulled.

Bezos, the CEO of Amazon and owner of the Post, said the decision is intended to help build back trust with the public.

(Reuters) -Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos on Monday defended the newspaper's decision not to endorse a U.S. presidential candidate after a report that more than 200,000 people had canceled their digital subscriptions following the move.

Billionaire Jeff Bezos defended blocking The Washington Post‘s planned endorsement of Kamala Harris in an op-ed on Monday, claiming the decision was a “principled” one and that there was no quid-pro-quo arrangement with any presidential candidate.