A former senior editor at the Washington Post alleges that the paper’s billionaire owner Jeff Bezos struck a quid pro quo deal with former President Donald Trump to eliminate the paper’s planned endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris.

Robert Kagan, executive editor of the Longtime Post, who resigned following the non-confirmation on Friday, said: Daily Monster Following the Post’s announcement, it was claimed that Trump met with executives of Blue Origin, the space company owned and operated by Bezos, and that Bezos reached an agreement with the possible next president.

“Trump waited to make sure Bezos did what he said he would do and then met with the Blue Origin people,” he said.

“This tells us that there was a real deal going on, meaning that Bezos was communicating directly with Trump through his contacts or his people, and they arranged for this quid pro quo.”

Despite the timing of the alleged meeting, Kagan offered no evidence of compromise.

Representatives for Trump, Bezos and The Washington Post did not immediately return requests for comment.

Kagan, a longtime Trump critic, said the alleged collusion between Bezos and Trump “has been in the works for a while” and would lead to “a lot of censorship” in the media as the billionaire steps up Trump’s demands to fall in line. Their own pockets, the outlet reported.

Kagan abruptly resigns from longtime post after CEO William Lewis announced that the newspaper would not support a presidential candidate in 2024 or any future race — breaking a 36-year tradition at the paper.

The newspaper published an article on Friday written by two reporters who said editorial staffers had drafted an endorsement of Harris on Trump and were awaiting approval from Lewis and Bezos before she was killed.

Bezos is the second richest person in the world with his wealth Valued by Bloomberg Billionaires Index 209 billion dollars as of Friday, Was a frequent target of Trump during his first term in office – mainly because of the Washington Post’s coverage of his administration.

Some at WaPo also believe the billionaire Amazon founder, who has not spoken publicly about the 2024 election, does not want to alienate his Republican rival, who is gaining momentum to recapture the White House next month.

“That’s what we have to look forward to,” Kagan said, according to The Daily Beast.

“All Trump has to do is threaten the corporate chiefs who run these organizations with real financial loss, and they will be brought to their knees.”

Friday’s decision is as follows: Los Angels Times, owned by billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiongalso refused to issue a confirmation, which flood of resignations from the editorial board.

The Post’s decision also resulted in the cancellation of 2,000 subscriptions within 24 hours; one employee said it was an “unusually high number.” Semaphore reported.

Angry high-profile employees They also took Friday’s announcement to social media.

Amid fierce backlash that Bezos was responsible for the controversial decision, outlet publisher Lewis said: he denied the allegations In his statement, he emphasized that he pulled the plug on the approval because he opposed presidential approvals.

“It wasn’t sent, he didn’t read it, and he didn’t have any input on any drafts. As the publisher, I don’t believe in presidential endorsements. We are an independent newspaper, and we must support our readers’ ability to make their own decisions,” Lewis said, according to The Daily Beast.

But Kagan claimed that this was “just the beginning” and that “all the facts” led to Bezos’ attempt to turn his long-running column into an “anti-Trump editorial slant,” according to the outlet.

“We now know what Bezos’ intentions were, so we know why he hired Will Lewis,” he said.

“We were the ones naive enough to think there was something else going on here.”

Bezos, Who bought the Washington Post in 2013?, hired Lewis Sources told NPR it was partly due to his ability to get along with powerful conservative political figures.