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Bezos Cuts Staff, Melania Op-Ed Triggers Post Backlash

5/9/2026

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Melania Trump published a Washington Post op-ed on May 9, 2026, sparking backlash.
Commenters blamed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos for steering the Post toward pro-MAGA content.
The alleged shift has coincided with a loss of over 375,000 digital subscribers.
Ruth Marcus, Jonathan Capehart and David Maraniss quit after publisher Will Lewis spiked their columns.
In February, Bezos cut roughly one-third of the newsroom, closing the sports desk and foreign bureaus.

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Story summary

Melania Trump published a Washington Post op-ed on May 9, 2026, sparking backlash.
Commenters blamed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos for steering the Post toward pro-MAGA content.
The alleged shift has coincided with a loss of over 375,000 digital subscribers.
Ruth Marcus, Jonathan Capehart and David Maraniss quit after publisher Will Lewis spiked their columns.
In February, Bezos cut roughly one-third of the newsroom, closing the sports desk and foreign bureaus.