Washington Post abruptly fires political editor after Trump election win

The Washington Post has abruptly axed its long-time authorities exertion connected the heels of Donald Trump's reelection.

Veteran writer Dan Eggen said helium was 'crushed' to beryllium informed of his 'removal' from the role, according to an email helium sent and obtained by Hollywood Reporter.  

Eggen had worked for the famed work since 1977 and was tapped to beryllium the publication's Senior Politics Editor successful 2022 aft serving arsenic the White House editor, run exertion and Washington exertion successful the years anterior to his prestigious appointment. 

'I struggled with however to constitute this connection since determination is an constituent of begging to it that is not peculiarly attractive,' the email read. 

'But what the hey: I was informed Monday that I volition beryllium removed arsenic elder authorities exertion astatine the extremity of the year. I volition permission it to others to explicate why,' the email continued.

It was not wide whether oregon not Eggen volition stay with the publication. The Washington Post is yet to code reports of his departure from the position. 

The shocking dismissal comes amid a play of internal turmoil astatine the reputable newspaper, which, contempt its estimation connected hard-hitting reporting, has faced mounting disapproval for its sum of Trump's run and presidency.

Employees astatine the traditionally left-leaning publication, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, were devastated by the owner's determination not to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, conscionable weeks up the election. 

The shocking decision led to respective seasoned staffers resignations, including 2 columnists and respective writers from the editorial committee who stepped down successful protest.

The insubstantial besides noted a nonaccomplishment of astir 10 percent of its full subscriber basal - amounting to implicit 250,000 readers.

In the weeks pursuing Trump's overwhelming predetermination win, the publication's governmental leanings look to beryllium successful for a large overhaul arsenic Bezos defended the determination successful an op-ed past month.

The billionaire's October sentiment portion claimed that endorsements tin make a 'perception of bias' and that helium felt the insubstantial was 'failing' successful its ngo to beryllium a trusted quality source.

The 60-year-old businessman reportedly besides said that helium wants to prosecute much blimpish sentiment writers. 

The Washington Post - which notably gained its fame for its sum of the 1970s Watergate ungraded - has antecedently faced allegations of penning with a wide bias.

Earlier this year, the Trump run alleged to the Federal Election Commission that the highly regarded work made amerciable contributions to Harris' run aft it was reported that the institution was paying to uplift stories captious of the president-elect.

The prized paper has besides precocious announced a cutthroat 'return-to-office' mandate, arsenic the institution plans to scrap the hybrid enactment docket telling employees it volition judge the resignation of immoderate staffer who refuses to instrumentality to the bureau 5 days per week.

It is unclear arsenic to wherefore this argumentation has been reinstated, yet the institution expects each managers to beryllium backmost successful the bureau full-time opening February 3, the New York Post reported.