{"id":2414683,"date":"2025-03-24T16:01:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T20:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-spoke-with-jeff-bezos-about-changes-to-the-washington-post\/"},"modified":"2025-03-24T16:02:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T20:02:32","slug":"trump-spoke-with-jeff-bezos-about-changes-to-the-washington-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-spoke-with-jeff-bezos-about-changes-to-the-washington-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump spoke with Jeff Bezos about changes to the Washington Post"},"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\">22<\/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-spoke-with-jeff-bezos-about-changes-to-the-washington-post%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=2414683&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>In a recent interview with Clay Travis from OutKick, President Donald Trump discussed his evolving relationship with Jeff Bezos, owner of the Washington Post, following significant changes to the newspaper&#8217;s opinion pages. Trump described Bezos as &#8220;a good guy&#8221; for his efforts to make the publication&#8217;s coverage more balanced. Bezos announced that the opinion section would focus on defending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-governor-after-censure-vote-state-party-should-focus-on-winning-races\/\" title=\"Arizona Governor After Censure Vote: State Party Should \u2018Focus On Winning Races\u2019\">personal liberties<\/a> and free markets and would no longer publish editorials opposing these principles. Trump revealed that they had dinner together shortly after these changes were announced, indicating a notable shift in their interactions, which had been tense previously. He acknowledged the backlash from Democrats regarding Bezos&#8217;s new direction for the paper and expressed that he has seen increased support from big tech since his presidency began. The Washington Post also made headlines for deciding not to endorse any presidential candidate for the first time as 1988,breaking from its historical pattern of supporting Democrats.  <\/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 spoke &lsquo;at length&rsquo; with Jeff Bezos about changes to the Washington Post<\/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_1940289\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> revealed a conversation he had with<em>&nbsp;Washington Post<\/em> owner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeff-bezos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jeff Bezos<\/a> after the latter instituted sweeping changes to the outlet&rsquo;s opinion pages.<\/p>\n<p>During an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/culture\/clay-travis-sits-down-president-donald-trump-air-force-one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">interview<\/a> with<em> OutKick<\/em> radio host Clay Travis over the weekend, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-planning-to-head-to-southern-border\/\" title=\"... ... planning to head to southern border\">president talked<\/a> about his relationship with Bezos, one of the richest men in the world, calling him &ldquo;a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">good guy&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and praising him for pushing the outlet to be &ldquo;more fair&rdquo; in its coverage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3357271\/doge-findings-put-democrats-in-minority-of-a-90-10-issue-joe-concha\/\">DOGE findings put Democrats in minority of  &#8216;a 90\/10 issue&#8217;: Joe Concha<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3357241\/dhs-combat-allegations-tda-members-wrongly-deported\/\">DHS continues to combat allegations of TDA members being wrongly deported<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3357066\/hochul-pledges-state-police-wont-help-ice\/\">Hochul pledges state police won&#8217;t help ICE despite pact with &#8216;renegade counties&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s great. &hellip; He&rsquo;s really trying to be more fair,&rdquo; Trump said of changes at the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Bezos, who also owns Amazon,<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JeffBezos\/status\/1894757287052362088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> announced<\/a> last month that the outlet&rsquo;s opinion section would write daily pieces defending &ldquo;personal liberties and free markets.&rdquo; He said editorials &ldquo;opposing those pillars&rdquo; would prohibited under the new policy for opinion pages.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I shared this note with the Washington Post team this morning:<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m writing to let you know about a change coming to our opinion pages. <\/p>\n<p>We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets. We&rsquo;ll cover other topics too&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffBezos\/status\/1894757287052362088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;At length, I talked to him about it,&rdquo; Trump said, also acknowledging Democratic backlash against Bezos&rsquo;s decision to overhaul the opinion section. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s a good guy. I didn&rsquo;t really know him in the first term. &hellip; They actually did a couple of bad articles [about him]. He said, &lsquo;This is crazy. I lose my fortune running this thing, and they &hellip; you know, they&rsquo;re out of control.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The two men had dinner together the same night Bezos announced the changes to the opinion pages, Trump revealed, signaling a profound shift in their relationship. Bezos also attended Trump&rsquo;s inauguration in January and previously dined with the president at his Mar-a-Lago estate in December 2024.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mark Zuckerberg, from left, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, and Sundar Pichai stand before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-left-out-in-the-cold-over-inauguration-switch-we-dont-know-squat-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Congress left out in the cold over inauguration switch: \u2018We don\u2019t know squat\u2019 - ... Examiner\">60th presidential inauguration<\/a> on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Kenny Holston\/The New York Times via AP, Pool)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3330865\/washington-post-op-ed-editor-exits-jeff-bezos-unveils-free-markets-focus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">WASHINGTON POST OP-ED EDITOR EXITS AS JEFF BEZOS UNVEILS &lsquo;FREE MARKET&rsquo; FOCUS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During his recent interview with Travis, Trump also referenced critics of Bezos and touted the shift of support he has witnessed from Big Tech since 2017. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s actually a very good guy, I got to know the second time. &hellip; If you look at the inauguration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/3293114\/big-tech-better-seats-cabinet-nominees-trump-inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">at the people that were up on that stage<\/a>, there was a who&rsquo;s who of a world that was totally against me the first time. So much different presidency, much more support.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Under Bezos&rsquo;s leadership, the<em> Washington Post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3203416\/washington-post-presidential-endorsement-2024-trump-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">also announced in October 2024<\/a> that it would not endorse a presidential candidate for the first time since 1988. The outlet had previously typically backed Democrats and had reportedly drafted an endorsement for former Vice President Kamala Harris before scrapping the practice altogether.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_1940289\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1940289\"}});<\/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 discussed changes at the Washington Post with Bezos<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2414686,"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\/2025\/03\/Jeff-Bezos-Trump.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32292,51170,32603,3634,32293],"class_list":["post-2414683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-jeff-bezos","tag-media-changes","tag-political-news","tag-trump","tag-washington-post"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Jeff-Bezos-Trump.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414683","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2414683"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2414688,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414683\/revisions\/2414688"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2414686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2414683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2414683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2414683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}