For years, the Washington Post portrayed itself as one of the nation’s most influential defenders of democracy, frequently positioning its newsroom as a counterweight to Donald Trump and the political right.
But a newly revealed account from an upcoming book suggests that behind the scenes, the paper’s billionaire owner saw things very differently.
According to reporting from an upcoming book by journalists Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman, a private conversation between President Donald Trump and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos during the presidential transition period offered a rare glimpse into Bezos’ frustrations with the newspaper he purchased more than a decade ago.
