Washington Post kills Harris endorsement days before election

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos killed a drafted endorsement of Kamala Harris 11 days before the 2024 election, ending the paper's 36-year tradition of presidential endorsements. The decision triggered over 200,000 subscription cancellations (roughly 8% of subscribers) and resignations from editorial board members. Former editor Marty Baron called it "cowardice, with democracy as its casualty." Reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein said it ignored the paper's own reporting on the threat President Trump poses to democracy. Critics noted Bezos's business interests before the federal government, including Amazon contracts.