Former Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron is blasting his former employer for not endorsing a candidate in this year’s presidential election. In a post on X, Baron wrote, “This is cowardice, with democracy as its casualty.”
He goes on to say that former President Donald Trump “will see this as an invitation to further intimidate” the paper’s owner, billionaire Jeff Bezos. Baron adds, “Disturbing spinelessness at an institution famed for courage.”
The Post announced Friday that for the first time in 36 years, it would not endorse presidential candidates this year or in the future.
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