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Trump praises Bezos for changes at Washington Post: ‘He’s trying to do a real job’
The recent changes Jeff Bezos has instituted at The Washington Post have captured the attention of President Donald Trump, who praised the newspaper owner’s efforts.
In a new interview on the Sunday news program “Full Measure,” Trump evoked Bezos’ name while discussing how he views the media and big tech.
“I’ve gotten to know him, and I think he’s trying to do a real job,” Trump said (starting at the 14:20 mark in the video above). “Jeff Bezos is trying to do a real job with The Washington Post, and that wasn’t happening before.”
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The Washington Post is shedding both staff and subscribers — but making friends in the White House — as its owner, Jeff Bezos, remakes its opinion pages and lops off major areas of coverage.