Tech reporter Kara Swisher is working to assemble a group of investors to buy The Washington Post from billionaire Jeff Bezos.
“Post can do better… it’s so crazy to see what’s going on. … Why not me? Why not one of us?” Swisher told Axios in a report Friday.
The Washington Post has reportedly suffered an exodus of high-profile talent, is losing money, has struggled to fill top positions and has seen employee morale plummet in recent years. The paper also angered readers when it announced this year that it would not endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential election. The decision, which angered many employees at the paper and led to the resignation of several editorial and staff members, was favored by Bezos.
However, Bezos has given no indication that he is willing to sell.
Swisher previously dismissed pro-Trump billionaire Elon Musk’s participation in the investor consortium in comments to Axios.
“Hopefully not Elon,” Swisher said, “although he seems pretty busy these days being President (not) elect.”
Musk has become a target of attacks from the liberal media and Democratic lawmakers after he endorsed and endorsed President-elect Trump’s campaign.
“Elon Musk, the guy who really runs things. He’s not just Trump’s co-president. I think that’s a very low title,” MSNBC’s Chris Hayes said during his monologue on Wednesday. “He’s the leader, and House Republicans certainly know who they’re taking their marching orders from.”
While Musk has yet to directly respond to Swisher’s comments, he entered the media landscape full force by buying Twitter in 2022. Musk has since changed the company’s name to X, aiming to create an “app for everything.”
Axios CEO Jim VandHei responded to Swisher’s mention of Musk at X, saying, “She expects a lot of competition if Bezos moves to sell. “Hopefully not Elon,” she said. suspicion [Musk] looking for post…”
Swisher and The Washington Post did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
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