Trump doubles down on attacking a weakened press
The president-elect threatens a barrage of lawsuits against critical media, while owners of influential newspapers look to bury the hatchet
In a 2015 hashtag, Jeff Bezos proposed sending Donald Trump to outer space in response to social media posts by the then-presidential candidate accusing the Amazon founder of having purchased The Washington Post to cover up Amazon’s tax evasion. This month, headlines once again linked the names of the two billionaires. Bezos had announced plans to contribute $1 million to the January 20 inauguration of the president-elect, who has begun to make good on his threats to “straighten out the press” by way of lawsuits.
