Amazon owner and newspaper chief Jeff Bezos said he is ready to work with President-elect Donald Trump to ease the country's regulations and foster growth.
Speaking at the New York Times' Dealbook Summit, Bezos was asked about the Washington Post's decision not to endorse presidential candidates.
Bezos said he wished the outlet had made the decision to remove its endorsement two years earlier rather than before the 2024 election, citing a period in which it did not endorse any candidates.
“You can't do something wrong just because it's bad PR.”
“We just decided [an endorsement] It was of no use and did not have any impact on the election. ”
“The upside of doing this was very small,” he added. talk to Host Andrew Ross Sorkin on stage.
Asked if he thought he would face backlash from Trump for not supporting him, Bezos said he was not worried about that. The Amazon owner has since changed his tune, saying he is actually “very optimistic” about President Trump's second term.
“He seems to have a lot of energy about reducing regulation. If I can help him, I will help him, because we have too much regulation,” Bezos explained. did.
“All of our economic problems, the deficit, the national debt…these are real problems, real long-term problems, and the way out of them is to outgrow them. The country's debt can be reduced by reducing its share of GDP. ”
“This country needs a growth mindset, a growth mindset,” Bezos said.
Bezos said of Trump's temperament that the Republican is “calmer” and “more calm than when he first came to the White House.”
Some parts of Bezos' interview were devoted to rebuttals from host Sorkin, who seemed to argue that the Post's move to sidestep endorsing the president could be seen as a mistake.
Bezos responded, “You can't do something wrong just because of bad PR,” and said he felt no one would change his mind. “Is that what the Washington Post thinks? Then it's me.” I will.''
Bezos also responded to comments from former Washington Post editor-in-chief Marty Barron, who called the lack of support “sneaky at the expense of democracy.”
Bezos, 60, said the decision was “not cowardly” because he knew he “did the right thing.”
When asked about Elon Musk, Bezos refused to be cynical about the SpaceX owner's role in the Trump administration. He commented that he did not think Musk would abuse the powers of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency.
“I've had a lot of success in life by not being cynical,” he said on the subject.
In closing, Bezos acknowledged that traditional media has struggled with a “massive loss of trust” in recent years and must fight to regain that trust.
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