{"id":1954971,"date":"2023-06-23T05:16:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T09:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-post-ceo-has-funneled-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-to-democrats\/"},"modified":"2023-06-23T05:17:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T09:17:44","slug":"washington-post-ceo-has-funneled-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-to-democrats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-post-ceo-has-funneled-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-to-democrats\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Post CEO funnels large sums to Democrats."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwashington-post-ceo-has-funneled-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-to-democrats%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1954971&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Patricia Stonesifer, a Generous Supporter of Democrats<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure><figcaption>Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The <em>Washington Post<\/em>&#8216;s new CEO, Patricia Stonesifer, has made significant contributions to Democratic campaigns, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-malinowski-sidesteps-his-self-imposed-corporate-pac-ban\/\" title=\"Tom Malinowski Sidesteps His Self-Imposed Corporate PAC Ban\">campaign finance disclosures reviewed<\/a> by the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Stonesifer has been a dedicated donor to Democrats for over two decades, contributing to various campaigns and organizations. In 2020 alone, she donated over $100,000 to President Joe Biden&#8217;s campaign and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-electioneering-dirty-facebook-suspends-gop-ad-campaign-days-before-january-georgia-runoff-election\/\" title=\"More Electioneering: Dirty Facebook Suspends GOP Ad Campaign Days Before January Georgia Runoff Election\">joint fundraising committee<\/a>. Overall, Stonesifer has contributed more than $625,000 to Democrats and liberal organizations since 1993.<\/p>\n<p>As the interim CEO of the <em>Post<\/em>, Stonesifer&#8217;s appointment has raised concerns about the newspaper&#8217;s editorial independence, given her close relationship with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the owner of the <em>Post<\/em>. Stonesifer has served on Amazon&#8217;s board since 1997 and has been a longtime friend of Bezos.<\/p>\n<p>Despite her political contributions, the <em>Post<\/em> has declined to comment on the matter. Stonesifer is not the only <em>Post<\/em> leader with ties to Democratic politics, as the newspaper recently hired Kathy Baird, a board member of a liberal activist group, as its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-cuban-ripped-for-past-defense-of-china-nba-ties-following-move-to-banish-anthem-from-games\/\" title=\"Mark Cuban Ripped For Past Defense Of China\/NBA Ties Following Move To Banish Anthem From Games\">chief communications officer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to her financial support for Democratic candidates, Stonesifer has also been involved in philanthropy, particularly through her work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She has attended exclusive gatherings of wealthy liberal philanthropists, further highlighting her connections within the liberal elite.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Stonesifer&#8217;s involvement in politics extends beyond her financial contributions. She served as the first chair of Obama&#8217;s White House Council for Community Solutions and was considered for a role as his domestic policy adviser. Her influence as the <em>Post<\/em>&#8216;s interim CEO will have lasting effects, as she has been tasked with hiring the newspaper&#8217;s next publisher and CEO.<\/p>\n<p>While the <em>Post<\/em> has emphasized its role in holding government and elected officials accountable, it has faced criticism for its lack of critical coverage of President Biden. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-post-ceo-has-funneled-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-to-democrats\/\" title=\"Washington Post CEO funnels large sums to Democrats.\">newspaper recently discontinued<\/a> its database of the president&#8217;s false and misleading claims, a practice it maintained throughout President Trump&#8217;s tenure. The <em>Post<\/em>&#8216;s fact-checker stated that Biden&#8217;s falsehoods did not warrant the existence of the database.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patricia Stonesifer, the new CEO of The Washington Post, has donated over $600,000 to Democrats, according to campaign finance disclosures. As an Amazon board member and former Microsoft executive, Stonesifer has been an active contributor, including a significant amount to the Biden campaign. Her support for the Post&#8217;s coverage of Trump adds to her political involvement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2088,"featured_media":1954972,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1954971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2088"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1954971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954971\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1954972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1954971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1954971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1954971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}