President Trump stated in a brand new interview he was optimistic about his working relationship with Jeff Bezos in addition to the way forward for the Washington Submit, claiming Bezos had even disparaged the newspaper’s staffers to him.
“They actually did a couple of bad articles on him (Bezos),” Trump stated in an interview with OutKick’s Clay Travis. “He said, ‘This is crazy, I lose my fortune running this thing and they (Post newsroom employees), you know, they’re out of control.’ These people are crazy. They’re crazy people. They’re out of control.”
“(Bezos is) a good guy,” Trump added. “I didn’t really know him in the first term. I mean, it’s such a difference between now and the first time.”
Bezos, who based Amazon and owns the Washington Submit, introduced final month that the outlet can be altering the content material of its opinion pages.
“We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets,” Bezos stated within the February X submit. “We’ll cover other topics too of course, but viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others.”
He additionally stated that he needs to advance dialogue round free markets and private liberties.
“I’m confident that free markets and personal liberties are right for America,” Bezos added on X. “I also believe these viewpoints are underserved in the current market of ideas and news opinion. I’m excited for us together to fill that void.”
Bezos additionally incurred wrath of staffers final yr when he quashed a deliberate endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris lower than two weeks earlier than the election.
Trump stated he thinks the modifications coming to the Submit are “great,” and that he frolicked speaking to Bezos about them.
He additionally reportedly stated that Bezos is “really trying to be more fair,” and stated that Bezos has additionally been the topic of unfavorable media protection.
Trump stated Bezos attending his inauguration was illustrative of how a lot has modified between his first time period and his second time period.
“If you look at the inauguration, look at the people that were on that stage,” Trump stated. “Right here was a who’s who of a world that was completely towards me the primary time.
He added that, “It’s a much different presidency. I have much more support.”
Fox Information Digital reached out to Bezos and The Washington Submit for remark, however didn’t instantly obtain a response.
