Liz Cheney said she canceled her subscription to the Washington Post after it announced it would no longer support presidential candidates.
The former Republican congressman from Wyoming spoke to New Yorker editor David Remnick at the 25th annual New Yorker Festival on Saturday. She spoke about Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign experience ahead of next month’s election pitting Harris against former President Donald Trump. Cheney also referred to the Post, owned by Jeff Bezos, which announced in a statement Friday that it is “returning to its roots of not endorsing presidential candidates,” marking the first time it has endorsed a presidential candidate since 1988. announced that it did not.
“The thing about the Washington Post issue is, first and foremost, fear,” Cheney said on stage. She continued, “Jeff Bezos is clearly afraid to endorse a candidate who is the only stable, responsible adult in the race because he is afraid of Donald Trump.” “Speaks to why we have to work so hard to make sure Donald Trump is out of favor.” I haven’t been elected. ”
Furthermore, she added: “And I’m like, shouldn’t we forget what happened and who took a brave, courageous stand? And I canceled my subscription to the Washington Post. I just said, ‘You know what? ”
Mr. Cheney has long been a vocal critic of Mr. Trump, but he is the latest high-profile figure to weigh in on the controversy over the Post’s lack of support. Former Post employees Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein criticized the decision Saturday on X (formerly Twitter), and author Stephen King said Friday that he canceled his Post subscription after five years. Ta.
The Post’s announcement followed a discussion earlier in the week over the Los Angeles Times’ decision not to endorse a presidential candidate in the 2024 race.
