{"id":133614,"date":"2024-12-05T14:09:26","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T07:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133614"},"modified":"2024-12-05T14:09:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T07:09:26","slug":"jeff-bezos-says-he-will-try-to-talk-trump-out-of-idea-that-the-news-media-is-an-enemy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133614","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Bezos says he will try to talk Trump out of idea that the news media is an \u2018enemy\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\">New York<\/span><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4apfveb001f26p0a7es19v5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Jeff Bezos hopes Donald Trump has changed.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4aqyald000d3d5vb2vfr6mb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Speaking at The New York Times\u2019 DealBook Summit on Wednesday, the billionaire Amazon founder and Washington Post owner said he hopes that a second Trump administration will look more favorably on the press, saying he will \u201ctry to talk [Trump] out of\u201d the idea that journalists are an enemy.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4aqyald000e3d5v4jce5fua@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI don\u2019t think the press is the enemy,\u201d Bezos told Andrew Ross Sorkin. \u201cThe press is not the enemy, let\u2019s go persuade him of this.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4aqyald000f3d5vym9nyjbe@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            While Trump famously targeted Bezos and his companies during his first term, Bezos said he was \u201cvery optimistic\u201d about a second Trump administration and suggested he even wants to help the incoming president.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4aqyald000g3d5vlwmjzo2v@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI am very optimistic this time around, I am very hopeful, he seems to have a lot of energy around reducing regulation, and if I can help him do that, I am going to help him,\u201d he said of Trump.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4aqyald000h3d5vbsy553w6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            During Trump\u2019s first administration, he railed against Bezos and Amazon, called the Post \u201cThe Fake News Washington Post\u201d and derided the paper as Amazon\u2019s \u201cchief lobbyist.\u201d Trump accused the e-commerce giant of failing to pay its share of taxes and his administration<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/01\/13\/tech\/amazon-jedi-military-contract-microsoft\/index.html\"> blocked<\/a> Amazon\u2019s $10 billion cloud computing contract with the Pentagon, which was widely seen at the time as Trump seeking retribution against Bezos over the Post\u2019s reporting.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4aqyald000i3d5vin0p57xn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cYou\u2019ve probably grown in the last eight years,\u201d Bezos said Wednesday. \u201cHe has, too.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4aqyald000j3d5vro7qhc4z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Bezos, speaking publicly for the first time since he vetoed The Post\u2019s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, defended the controversial move, saying, \u201cI\u2019m proud of the decision we made, and it was far from cowardly.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4aqyald000k3d5v7lzzk1js@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Bezos\u2019 decision to end presidential endorsements at The Post just two weeks before Election Day sparked intense backlash from its reporters and readers alike, resulting in the resignation of nearly one-third of the paper\u2019s editorial board and 250,000 readers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/30\/media\/washington-post-cancel-subscription-endorsement\/index.html\">canceling their subscriptions<\/a>. Current and former staffers also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/26\/media\/washington-post-jeff-bezos-endorsement-turmoil\">accused the Amazon founder <\/a>of engaging in \u201canticipatory obedience.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4aqyald000l3d5vglbpiou7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Asked if he had anticipated the firestorm the decision set off, Bezos said, \u201cWe knew that this was going to be perceived in a very big way, these things punch above their weight.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4aqyald000m3d5vxqcqrik6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/28\/media\/jeff-bezos-defends-washington-post-endorsement\/index.html\">op-ed<\/a> published three days after the newspaper announced the decision, Bezos cited the need for a \u201ccredible, trusted, independent voice,\u201d which he reiterated on stage Wednesday, claiming the benefits of a presidential endorsement were too small to be worth adding \u201cto the perception of bias.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4aqyald000n3d5v7vz8qjod@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe\u2019re struggling with the issue that all traditional media is struggling with, which is a very difficult and significant loss of trust,\u201d Bezos said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4aqyald000o3d5v3iq8cwfq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Asked if potential retribution against his other companies, including Amazon and the space exploration firm Blue Origin, factored into the decision to block the endorsement, Bezos said \u201cthat was certainly not in my mind.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4aqyald000p3d5vbkqx6ino@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThe Post covers all presidents very aggressively, is going to continue to cover all presidents very aggressively, and this endorsement or non-endorsement is a drop in the bucket,\u201d he said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4aqyald000q3d5v103dzn0j@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI am a terrible owner of the Post from the point of view of [an] appearance of conflict, he said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4aqyald000r3d5v4a7i6ch7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Washington Post, which Bezos acquired in 2013 for $250 million, has struggled in the face of dwindling audience traffic and subscriptions. But Bezos suggested Wednesday he has a plan to turn around the newspaper\u2019s fortunes.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4aqyald000s3d5vb2g4tzla@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI have a bunch of ideas, and I\u2019m working on that right now. And I have a couple of small inventions there,\u201d he said. \u201cSo we\u2019ll see.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4aqyald000t3d5vqxzjz7yv@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Bezos\u2019 comments come as tech executives have begun seeking to engage with Trump, including around tech policy. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is also seeking an \u201cactive\u201d role in policy discussions with Trump\u2019s team, an executive for the company said this week.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4aqyald000u3d5vd1q3kmpp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            At the summit Wednesday, Bezos said he is not concerned about the relationship between billionaire Elon Musk \u2013 whose SpaceX competes with Bezos\u2019 Blue Origin and xAI competes with Amazon\u2019s AI efforts \u2013 and Trump. He said that he takes at \u201cface value\u201d Musk\u2019s commitments that he will not use his political power against his corporate rivals.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm4aqyald000v3d5v9rmd0fx2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai also briefly commented on the incoming Trump administration in a separate interview during Wednesday\u2019s event. 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