The billionaire-media complex

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

71% : "In a few months, it is possible that Trump will be president again.
58% : Elon Musk, who owns Blue Origin's chief rival SpaceX, has aligned himself closely with Trump, spending tens of millions in support of Trump's campaign and making appearances in swing states on Trump's behalf.
46% : "Which tells us that there was an actual deal made, meaning that Bezos communicated, or through his people, communicated directly with Trump, and they set up this quid pro quo.
44% : "According to CNN, "Amazon CEO Andy Jassy also recently reached out to check in" with Trump.
35% : "Trump waited to make sure that Bezos did what he said he was going to do, and then met with the Blue Origin people," Kagan told The Daily Beast.
27% : The editorial board had planned to endorse Kamala Harris and publish a series of columns tentatively titled "The Case Against Trump."
25% : Baron said it would backfire, and Trump would "see this as an invitation to further intimidate owner [Bezos]."Hours after Lewis published the announcement, Trump was seen meeting with Blue Origin CEO David Limp.
22% : "Marty Baron, the former Executive Editor of the Washington Post, slammed Bezos' decision as "cowardice" and linked it to Bezos' desire to appease Trump.
17% : The apparent capitulation to Trump illustrates the danger of billionaires scooping up major media organizations as a side hustle.

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