The Washington Post declined to make an endorsement in this year's presidential race. Its editorial board has written that GOP nominee Donald Trump is unfit for office.
declined to make an endorsement in this year's presidential race. Its editorial board has written that GOP nominee Donald Trump is unfit for office.' is"returning to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates," although 1988 was the last time it abstained in a general election.has decided not to make a presidential endorsement for the first time in 36 years, the publisher and CEO announced Friday.published on the paper's website.
Shipley said that he told other editorial board leaders Thursday by management that there would be no endorsement, though he has known for weeks. He added that he"owns" this decision. The reason he cited was to create"independent space" where the newspaper does not tell people for whom to vote.Executive Editor Martin Baron, who led the newsroom to acclaim during Trump's presidency, denounced the decision starkly.
"This is cowardice, a moment of darkness that will leave democracy as a casualty," Baron said in a statement to NPR."Donald Trump will celebrate this as an invitation to further intimidate The Post’s owner, Jeff Bezos . History will mark a disturbing chapter of spinelessness at an institution famed for courage."led this week to the resignations of the paper's editorials editor and two editorial board members.
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