Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos is making news at a newspaper this week.

The billionaire blocked the Post’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for the position of president in this general election, citing concerns about objectivity.

Despite his defense of the decision, subscribers and staffers alike are upset.

Critics and experts however are pointing to Bezos’ fears over a Trump administration’s treatment of his businesses as the likely reason for the move.

Are his points about fairness fair themselves? What’s the history of endorsements? And why did he do this now? We talk about it.

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