By Molly Goddard
2:10am PDT, Mar 15, 2025
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It doesn't seem like
Jeff Bezos will be selling
The Washington Post anytime soon.
During a Thursday, March 13, appearance on
The View, ex-writer for the publication
Kara Swisher expressed her desire to purchase the outlet from the Amazon CEO as he continues to make changes in favor of President
Donald Trump. However, despite the many millionaires and billionaires allegedly backing her, Swisher doesn't think Bezos will be eager to give up the company.
Join us to hear what the journalist wants to do to take over for her old employer…
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"The money is not the issue. The issue is Jeff Bezos doesn't want to sell it because he sees it as a tool now," Kara Swisher said on
The View.
The reporter pointed out how she believes her former boss likes having power within the media space, just as
Elon Musk enjoys his control in the social media landscape: "Musk has X, and he has this," she added.
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Kara Swisher emphasized how "all the really good people are leaving" and subscriptions are dwindling at
The Washington Post because of Jeff Bezos' new direction.
"It's all due to Jeff's
things. He likes to blame the reporters, they don't like the change and I would have agreed, ten years ago," the writer continued. "But the reporters do understand that they need to change."
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Kara Swisher claimed she has "good billionaires and a lot of hundred millionaires" who want to financially help her take over the publication from Jeff Bezos — such as
Shark Tank star
Mark Cuban.
"There is lots, there is lots of them. Mark Cuban," she said when asked who would be on board. "Mark Cuban does, I had dinner with him at South by Southwest [Film Festival]."
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Moderator
Whoopi Goldberg expressed her desire to help Kara Swisher with her goal. "But maybe the idea is … crowdfunding because I think lots of people would like to be part of a newspaper that had something to say," the
Ghost actress proposed.
"Well, that's what I'm thinking now, I have to say. Because he does not want to sell, he does not want to sell to
me," Swisher replied to the idea. "We had a lot of testy relations when I was covering. But I think he does not want to sell. There's lots of reasons why not to, including embarrassment, right? Like, things are not working out. And if he can use it, he can use it!"
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Trouble behind the scenes at
The Washington Post began last year when Jeff Bezos blocked the editorial team's endorsement of Vice President
Kamala Harris' bid for the White House. The owner of the publication was also in attendance at President Donald Trump's second inauguration in January.
In recent weeks, Bezos told staffers of the opinion section what he wants them to focus on. "We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets," the businessman instructed employees. "We'll cover other topics too of course, but viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others."
