Jeff Bezos congratulates Trump on election victory after sparking staff boycott by refusing to endorse Kamala Harris

The proprietor of the Washington Post and Amazon laminitis Jeff Bezos has congratulated President-elect Donald Trump connected his sweeping triumph - aft the billionaire's determination not endorse Kamala Harris sparked a large backlash.

Trump's political comeback was hailed arsenic the 'greatest successful history' aft the erstwhile president sealed a stunning instrumentality to the White House by defeating Kamala Harris successful the 2024 US election.

Bezos, 60, had antecedently provoked a wide meltdown during the predetermination rhythm erstwhile helium spiked his newspaper's endorsement of the Democrat presidential candidate, which spawned boycotts from employees and subscribers.

Now Bezos, who is 1 of the richest men successful the word, has issued a nationalist connection to Trump connected X.  

'Big congratulations to our 45th and present 47th President connected an bonzer governmental comeback and decisive victory. No federation has bigger opportunities,' helium said.

'Wishing @realDonaldTrump each occurrence successful starring and uniting the America we each love,' helium added.

The Washington Post has publically backed the Democrat statesmanlike campaigner for decades. 

But Post CEO Will Lewis released a memo connected October 25 announcing Bezos' determination to axe the endorsement for the archetypal clip since 1988. 

Critics speculated that Bezos was trying to curry favour with Trump and debar retribution should the ex-president beryllium re-elected.

Trump has surrounded himself with loyal billionaire friends during his campaign, with galore of them hoping to fastener successful an enforcement subdivision furniture position. 

Trump's furniture during his archetypal four-year term, which was the wealthiest successful history, was deed by a bid of scandals including resignations and investigations into the alleged misuse of government craft and pricey furnishings expenditures.

The fallout from Bezos' endorsement determination saw the billionaire, who is worthy immoderate $206.2 billion, people an op-ed defending the decision, citing increasing 'distrust' of media. 

'What statesmanlike endorsements really bash is make a cognition of bias,' helium wrote connected October 28. 

'A cognition of non-independence. Ending them is simply a principled decision, and it's the close one,' helium added.

However, endorsements successful statesmanlike elections by newspapers are not written by quality teams but alternatively wholly abstracted editorial boards which make sentiment content. 

By October 30, the Washington Post had reportedly lost at slightest 250,000 subscribers - astir 10 percent of its integer following. 

Columnist Robert Kagan, a blimpish Trump critic, resigned from his presumption connected the editorial board.

The effect from the Post's unit has been 'uniformly outraged,' NPR's David Folkenflik said astatine the time.

The Washington Post Guild besides issued a connection denouncing the move.

'We are profoundly acrophobic that The Washington Post would marque the determination to nary longer endorse statesmanlike candidates, particularly a specified 11 days up of an immensely consequential election,' it read.

Bezos has besides instructed editors astatine the Washington Post to prosecute much conservatives arsenic readers cancel their subscriptions successful droves, according to a source.

The New York Times reported that the outlet's billionaire proprietor is funny successful boosting its close helping readership.