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"The multi-billionaire owner of the
Washington Post, Jeff Bezos, continued
facing criticism throughout the weekend because executives from his aerospace
company met with Donald Trump on the same day the newspaper prevented its
editorial team from publishing an endorsement of his opponent in the US
presidential election.
Senior news and opinion leaders at the
Washington Post flew to Miami in late
September 2024 to meet with Bezos, who had reservations about the paper issuing
an endorsement in the 5 November election, the
New York Times reported.
Amazon and the space exploration company Blue Origin are among Bezos-owned
businesses that still compete for lucrative federal government contracts.
And the
Post on Friday announced it would not endorse a candidate in the 5
November election after its editorial board had already drafted its endorsement
of Kamala Harris.
Friday’s announcement did not mention Amazon or Blue Origin. But within hours,
high-ranking officials of the latter company briefly met with Trump after a
campaign speech in Austin, Texas, as the Republican nominee seeks a second
presidency.
Trump met with the Blue Origin chief executive officer, David Limp, and
vice-president of government relations, Megan Mitchell, the
Associated Press
reported.
Meanwhile,
CNN reported that the Amazon CEO, Andy Jassy, had also recently
reached out to speak with the former president by phone."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
