Jeff Bezos’ WaPo Finds New Editor to Execute His MAGA-Coded Vision

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Bezos said he wants to refocus The Washington Post’s opinion pages on “personal liberties and free markets” in a seeming nod to Trumpism.

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Updated Jun. 13 2025 10:12AM EDT / Published Jun. 11 2025 4:10PM EDT

The Washington Post has named The Economist’s Washington correspondent Adam O’Neal, 33, as its next opinion editor, tasking him with executing billionaire Jeff Bezos’ vision

Corbin Bolies

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Jeff Bezos’ WaPo Finds New Editor to Execute His MAGA-Coded Vision

Bezos said he wants to refocus The Washington Post’s opinion pages on “personal liberties and free markets” in a seeming nod to Trumpism.

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Corbin Bolies