Trump Praises Jeff Bezos for ‘Trying to Do a Real Job’ With Washington Post Overhaul

The relationship between President Donald Trump and billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos continues to grow warmer, with the president complimenting the Washington Post owner for his recent changes to the paper.

“I’ve gotten to know him, and I think he’s trying to do a real job,” Trump said about Bezos’ handling of the paper in recent months. “Jeff Bezos is trying to do a real job with The Washington Post, and that wasn’t happening before.”

President Trump’s comment was made on Sunday during an interview on “Full Measure With Sharyl Attkisson,” a news program that airs on Sinclair stations and on YouTube.

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His compliment followed a few major changes that Bezos has spearheaded at the Post in recent months, including his decision to have the opinion section focus on “two pillars”: personal liberties and free markets. That decision led to former Opinion editor David Shipley quitting, as well as longtime columnist Ruth Marcus.

The overhauling of the opinion section was criticized by many journalists, including former Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron, who said it left him “sad and disgusted.” Trump said in February that he had dinner with Bezos on the day he announced his overhauling of the opinion section.

More changes hit the paper last week, when Axios broke the news that the Post was revamping its newsroom — a move “meant to broaden the outlet’s coverage and reach a wider audience.” Those changes include dividing its national desk into two sections, with one side focused on national reporting and the other focused on politics and government coverage. And moving forward, its business, tech, health, science and climate teams will be combined into a new department focused on “how businesses are transforming” across the economy.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt commended the paper and Bezos for the decision last week, days before Trump gave his own endorsement.

“It appears that the mainstream media, including The Post, is finally learning that having disdain for more than half of the country who supports this president does not help you sell newspapers. It’s not a very good business model,” Leavitt said during a press room briefing.

The recent changes made by Bezos come after a few months after he blocked his paper’s editorial board from endorsing Kamala Harris during the 2024 election. Bezos later said it was the “right decision” to not endorse a candidate. In December, he said that if his paper had endorsed Harris, it would have added a “perception of bias” to its coverage.

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