Left-Leaning Washington Post and Los Angeles Times Refuse to Endorse Kamala Harris

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Washington Post (WaPo) owner Jeff Bezos explained that his paper refused to endorse Kamala Harris because the media outlet is not trusted and lacks credibility. Over 200,000 people canceled their WaPo subscriptions in the first few days following news that the paper would not endorse any presidential candidate. He says that he is trying to prevent the WaPo from fading “into irrelevance.” He insisted that there is “no quid pro quo of any kind is at work here” although some critics question whether he is trying to protect his interests that includes billions in government contracts, if Trump wins the election. 

The Los Angeles Time (LA Times) also refused to endorse any candidate. According to Nika Soon-Shiong, the daughter of LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, the newspaper withheld an endorsement because Vice President Kamala Harris has supported Israel’s war in Gaza, which has resulted in an estimated 118,000 dead Palestinians, the majority of them women and children. Owner Patrick Soon-Shiong later backtracked from his daughter’s statement.

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Daughter of LA Times Owner Explains Why Paper Isn’t Endorsing Harris

‘This is a refusal to ENDORSE a candidate that is overseeing a war on children…’

The Washington Post is in turmoil in the wake of its decision to not endorse a presidential candidate this election, with thousands of readers reportedly cancelling their subscriptions in outrage—accusing Post owner Jeff Bezos of hoping to curry favor with a potential Trump administration for his various government contracting ventures.

Receiving lesser attention is the LA Times’ decision not to endorse a candidate. And unlike the cynical reasons Bezos is being accused of, the Los Angeles-based newspaper has clearly stated its reason for withholding an endorsement. According to Nika Soon-Shiong, the daughter of Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, the newspaper withheld an endorsement because Vice President Kamala Harris has supported Israel’s war in Gaza, which has resulted in an estimated 118,00 dead Palestinians, the majority of them women and children.

“This is not a vote for Donald Trump. This is a refusal to ENDORSE a candidate that is overseeing a war on children,” Soon-Shiong said.

 

“For me, genocide is the line in the sand,” she said Saturday on Twitter/X.

The father backtracked from her statement later on Saturday.

“Nika speaks in her own personal capacity regarding her opinion, as every community member has the right to do. She does not have any role at the L.A. Times, nor does she participate in any decision or discussion with the editorial board, as has been made clear many times,” Patrick Soon-Shiong’s spokeswoman said in a statement to The New York Times.

Meanwhile, the Post and Bezos continue to receive the lion’s share of criticism for declining to endorse Harris.

“People concerned about Bezos’ impact, including one editor who quit after the Post’s decision, pointed to a meeting the billionaire’s space-exploration company, Blue Origin, had with Trump on Friday, the same day of the nonendorsement announcement,” the Journal reported Sunday.

According to the Journal, Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp was in Texas for a meeting with Gov. Greg Abbott, “and afterward had a chance to briefly meet Trump.”

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Two ‘rags’ on the verge of financial collapse. Too little too late.