Former Washington Post editor Jonathan Capekhart talks about his departure

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Former Washington Post Jonathan Capekhart described in detail its departure out of the exit While on Thursday Thursday, Lawrence O’Donnel’s hosting on “Last Word” MSNBC, citing a recent shift towards the editorial board as a reason for his exit.

Capehart told the viewers that the persistence of the message on the optimistic vision of America, while the “American Democracy” made him reason whether he was well suited to him, and eventually led to the point in the editorial board.

“In February, the Post owner decided that the section would focus on the basis of double personal freedoms and free markets. We in the section received a letter from our new editor, which added, which is also important that we reported with optimism in particular and the future. perils? ” He asked.

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A longtime Washington Post columnist and editor Jonathan Capekhart took a ransom in the company in July. (MSNBC/GETTY)

After re -election of President Donald Trump, the Washington Post owner and Amazon founder Jeff Bezo announced that the editorial section of the newspaper document will change It is known that it tells the editor of the apinian David Schipling to leave.

“We are going to write every day in support and protection of two pillars: personal freedom and free markets. We will certainly also cover other topics, but the views that oppose these pillars will be published February 2025.

Base -resums led to a sharp reaction to its editorial staff, and last month staff told Fox News Digital what it was Morality fell apart On paper. The Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray has announced a ransom program for employees seeking to leave the newspaper in May.

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Capehart has cited disagreements regarding the Washington Post owner Jeff Bezosa focus on providing optimistic reporting on the future of America. (Photo by Stefan Relland/AFP via Getty Images)

Capehart asked how the editorial board is expected to “constantly push the beauty of the door, the crown leaves and windows, when the rest of the house is covered by flames, and its foundation floods.”

He added that “patriotism is incomplete” if it does not allow the “mirror to follow” America and its people, and threw Trump administration to get rid of the country’s founding principles.

“The administration plays a chicken in federal courts. The administration uses camouflage federal agents to pull people out of the streets and send them to hell prisons abroad. The administration has deployed military personnel on the streets of the American city. The president uses his office to enrich himself and his family. He.

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