Presidential endorsements do nothing to tip the scales of an election, Bezos wrote in hisop-edpublished Monday.

What presidential endorsements actually do is create a perception of bias.

A perception of non-independence.

Jeff Bezos Insists That ‘No Quid Pro Quo’ Behind Blocking Harris Endorsement

Jeff Bezos on Nov. 13, 2021 in West Hollywood, CA.MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images

Ending them is a principled decision, and its the right one.

According to the billionaire, the fact is, I didnt know about the meeting beforehand.

Even Limp didnt know about it in advance; the meeting was scheduled quickly that morning.

There is no connection between it and our decision on presidential endorsements, and any suggestion otherwise is false.

I once wrote that thePostis a complexifier for me.

It is, but it turns out Im also a complexifier for thePost.