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Bezos Finally Found a Fan of His WaPo Stand—but It’s Elon Musk

The Tesla boss gave the Post billionaire “kudos” on X for killing the newspaper’s endorsement of Kamala Harris.

The good news for Jeff Bezos is that he’s finally found a high-profile supporter of his much-maligned decision to block The Washington Post’s endorsement of Kamala Harris for president. The bad news is that it’s Donald Trump mega donor Elon Musk, who in just the past week has been accused of giving out illegal $1 million lotteries for the former president, violating U.S. immigration law when he was a student, and maintaining regular contact with Russia. On Monday, Bezos attempted to defend his last-minute decision to end the Post’s 50-year tradition of endorsing a presidential candidate. Newspapers have suffered a “long and continuing fall in credibility (and, therefore, decline in impact),” and the Post must “work harder” to improve its credibility, he wrote in an op-ed. Musk reposted a screen shot of part of the article on X and wrote, “Indeed, kudos to @JeffBezos.” The world’s first- and second-richest man have butted heads for years over who has the highest net worth and the best reusable rocket company. Now, Bezos has lost four esteemed journalists and more than 200,000 subscribers over his decision to kill the Post’s endorsement, but at least he has Musk.

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