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Jeff Bezos defends blocking Washington Post from endorsing a candidate—’complaining is not a strategy’

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos wrote an op-ed defending his decision to not endorse a presidential candidate.

The Washington Post announced Friday it was not endorsing a candidate in the upcoming election.

Bezos said the move was a "principled decision, and it’s the right one" The move caused some backlash from the paper's editorial board and journalists.

More than half of ( 59% ) of Americans reportedly believe billionaires create a more unfair society per Harris Poll’s released survey of more than 2,100 U.S. adults.

While respondents have some regard for billionaire's influence over the economy, many want them out of certain spheres.

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