{"id":2361809,"date":"2024-10-30T17:55:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T21:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-touts-papers-withholding-endorsements-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-30T17:57:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T21:57:01","slug":"trump-touts-papers-withholding-endorsements-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-touts-papers-withholding-endorsements-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump touts papers withholding endorsements &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Ftrump-touts-papers-withholding-endorsements-washington-examiner%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=2361809&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--><p>Former President Donald Trump expressed his\u200c approval during a rally in North Carolina,\u200d highlighting the decision of several newspapers, including the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times, to \u200bwithhold endorsements for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-encourages-auto-industry-workers-to-vote-for-him-to-end-electric-vehicle-madness\/\" title=\"Trump urges auto industry workers to vote for him to stop electric vehicle &#039;craze&#039;.\">upcoming presidential \u2063election<\/a>. He interpreted this \u2063as \u2062a sign of his effectiveness, suggesting that these \u200cpublications, known for typically endorsing Democrats, \u200bmust be signaling that the Democratic \u200dcandidates are inadequate. Trump&#8217;s comments came in the wake \u2062of USA Today&#8217;s announcement, along with over 200 newspapers\u200c owned\u200d by\u200d Gannett, that they would not endorse a presidential\u2062 candidate, focusing instead on local and\u200d state elections. \u200dGannett emphasized their mission to provide readers with factual information \u200bto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-drops-plan-to-track-chinese-communist-influence-in-american-schools-report\/\" title=\"Biden Drops Plan To Track Chinese Communist Influence In American Schools: Report\">make informed choices<\/a> in their communities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump credits papers withholding endorsements as sign he&rsquo;s &lsquo;doing a great job&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1869021\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> gave himself a pat on the back during his rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">North Carolina<\/a> on Wednesday, noting several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">newspapers<\/a> withholding a presidential endorsement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Do you notice the <em>Washington Post<\/em> and <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em> aren&rsquo;t endorsing anybody?&rdquo; Trump said to the audience. &ldquo;You know what they&rsquo;re really saying? Because they only endorse Democrats. They&rsquo;re saying, &lsquo;This Democrat&rsquo;s no good. They&rsquo;re no good,&rsquo; and they think I&rsquo;m doing a great job. They just don&rsquo;t want to say it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, <em>USA Today<\/em>, along with 200 other newspapers owned by Gannett, announced it would not endorse a presidential candidate. However, the outlets are authorized to make endorsements on the local and state levels.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why are we doing this? Because we believe America&rsquo;s future is <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">decided locally &#038;mdash<\/a>; one race at a time,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/29\/media\/usa-today-gannett-newspapers-endorsement-president\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a> Lark-Marie Anton, Gannett&rsquo;s chief communications officer. &ldquo;And with more than 200 publications across the nation, our public service is to provide readers with the facts that matter and the trusted information they need to make informed decisions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just heard <em>USA Today<\/em> has not endorsed. They said we&rsquo;re not going to endorse. That means that they think she&rsquo;s no good,&rdquo; Trump added during his Wednesday rally, referring to Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>For the <em>Washington Post<\/em>, this is the first time since 1988 the paper has not endorsed a presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and owner of the paper, explained in an op-ed how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-political-foes-locked-in-tight-house-race-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Former political foes locked in tight House race - Washington Examiner\">endorsements don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t sway readers but instead alienate them from the paper.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What presidential endorsements actually do is create a perception of bias,&rdquo; Bezos <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2024\/10\/28\/jeff-bezos-washington-post-trust\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">wrote<\/a>. &ldquo;A perception of non-independence. Ending them is a principled decision, and it&rsquo;s the right one.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The daughter of the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em> owner shared that the Biden administration&rsquo;s handling of the war in Gaza prevented the paper from pursuing an endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>New York Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/09\/30\/opinion\/editorials\/kamala-harris-2024-endorsement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">endorsed<\/a> Harris in September, dubbing her &ldquo;the only patriotic choice for president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1869021\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1869021\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump claims lack of endorsements shows he&#8217;s &#8216;doing great<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2361811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/trump-rally-rocky-mount-oct-30.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[21510,4188,5894,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2361809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-endorsements","tag-media","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/trump-rally-rocky-mount-oct-30.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361809","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\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2361809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2361809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2361811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2361809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2361809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2361809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}