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Posted: 2024-10-27T04:09:54Z | Updated: 2024-10-27T15:24:36Z

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) revealed on Saturday that shes canceled her subscription to The Washington Post following the newspapers decision not to endorse a candidate in this years presidential election.

Cheney, in a talk with New Yorker editor David Remnick at The New Yorker Festival on Saturday, emphasized the fear tied to the decision before going after the newspapers billionaire owner, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos .

When you have Jeff Bezos apparently afraid to issue an endorsement for the only candidate in the race whos a stable responsible adult because he fears Donald Trump , that tells you why we have to work so hard to make sure that Donald Trump isnt elected, said the Republican per The Hollywood Reporter .

She continued, And I think also, why we ought to not forget what has happened, forget whos taken brave and courageous stands. And I canceled my subscription to The Washington Post, just saying.

The condemnation from Cheney, a harsh Trump critic who has been stumping for Kamala Harris on the campaign trail, comes after the Posts editorial board reportedly drafted an endorsement of the vice president before Bezos reviewed it and ultimately decided against its publication.

Cheney joins a number of major figures in the media world in questioning the decision including famed journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein , whose reporting on the Watergate scandal for the Post led to Richard Nixons resignation, as well as the newspapers former executive editor Marty Baron .

The move also led to several in-house condemnations along with Robert Kagans resignation as the Posts editor at large.

The Posts controversial publisher and CEO William Lewis, in a note to readers Friday , wrote that the newspaper was returning to its roots. It regularly began endorsing presidential candidates beginning in 1976 with Democrat Jimmy Carter, according to the Posts own reporting on the non-endorsement.

Many current and former staffers are reportedly furious over the move, suspecting it was made in line with Bezos business interests, CNN reported Saturday .

Baron, in an interview with CNN s Michael Smerconish, described the decision as cowardice.

To declare a moment of high principle, only 11 days before the election that is just highly suspect that is just not to be believed that this was a matter of principle at this point, he said.

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Lewis, in a statement, told CNN that reporting on Bezos role in the decision has been inaccurate.

He was not sent, did not read and did not opine on any draft. As Publisher, I do not believe in presidential endorsements. We are an independent newspaper and should support our readers ability to make up their own minds, Lewis said.