Bezos Made Decision to Block Harris Endorsement in Washington Post, Paper Reports

The paper, which is owned by the Amazon founder, cites two anonymous sources who said it was his call.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks at the Amazon re:MARS convention in Las Vegas on June 6, 2019. John Locher/AP Photo

It appears The Washington Post’s decision to forgo endorsing a presidential candidate—for only the second time since 1976—was made by its owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, according to the newspaper.

The paper’s decision was initially explained by William Lewis, the publisher and CEO, in an opinion article as a return to the paper’s “roots” of not endorsing candidates.