Trump says he had dinner with Bezos week of Washington Post changes
President Trump said in an interview with The Spectator that he had dinner Wednesday night with Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos.
Why it matters: The dinner between Trump and Bezos happened the night Bezos announced changes to the Washington Post opinion section. It’s another sign of Trump and Bezos’ growing closeness.
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