Ex-Washington Post Editor: Not Endorsing a Candidate ‘Deeply Concerning Because They Need to Continue with Their Mission of Independent Journalism’

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SMERCONISH: “Michael, Jordan wants to sell sneakers to Republicans as well. Is this in spite of what you said in terms of what is behind it, a wise business decision for the post?”

BARON: “Well, I don‘t think it‘s a wise business decision. I mean, the fact is there are a lot of people canceling their subscriptions, which is troubles troubling because look, I mean the news coverage is very good at the post. I am very proud of the work that my former colleagues are doing it the toast, they‘ve been doing it independently but, they‘ve been holding Trump accountable. They‘ve been reporting independently on Kamala Harris as well. They‘ve been reporting independently on all sorts of candidates and on issues and I are grateful for that but look there a lot of readers who are deeply disappointed in this decision have seen it as a sign of weakness on the part of the ownership of the post. And if decided they don‘t wish to support that. And then showing there discussed with this decision, they‘ve decided to cancel their subscriptions that‘s going to hurt a lot of good a lot of good reporters and other journalists at the post. And that‘s deeply concerning because they need to continue with their mission of independent journalism. But in the short run, as a business—“