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The Washington Post’s editorial page will not make a presidential endorsement for the first time in decades and will decline to endorse any candidate going forward, controversial publisher and CEO William Lewis announced Friday.
In a note to readers, Lewis said the paper would be returning to its “roots” by declining to offer an endorsement of either former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris.
“We recognize that this will be read in a range of ways, including as a tacit endorsement of one candidate, or as a condemnation of another, or as an abdication of responsibility. That is inevitable. We don’t see it that way,” Lewis wrote.
He went on: “Our job at The Washington Post is to provide through the newsroom nonpartisan news for all Americans, and thought-provoking, reported views from our opinion team to help our readers make up their own minds.”
Staffers were told of the decision in a “tense” morning meeting, according to NPR, which noted the…
