This time I'm very optimistic, actually, said Bezos in an interview on stage at an event hosted by The New York Times, where he also expressed regulatory dissatisfaction.
He seems to be full of energy when it comes to reducing the number of regulations. If I can help him with that, I will do it, said Bezos about Trump.
Bezos, who is competing with Trump advisor Elon Musk for the top spot as the richest person in the world, also owns the newspaper The Washington Post. Just before the election, Bezos decided that the newspaper's editorial page, unlike before, would not endorse a presidential candidate. This led to a mass exodus of subscribers and protests among editorial writers, among other things.
Bezos motivated his decision by saying that the public's trust in the media is low and that reinforcing the image of partisanship by taking a stand for a candidate would only increase mistrust.
At the event, Bezos said he would try to get Trump out of the notion that the press is the enemy.
You have probably developed, grown, over the past eight years. So has he (i.e. Trump), said Bezos to the interviewer and emphasized that "it's not the case that the press is the enemy".
