Trump: Bezos using Washington Post for ‘political purposes’

Published May 13, 2016 11:25am ET



Donald Trump on Thursday accused the owner of the Washington Post of using the paper as a weapon to attack him and shield his own business interests.

When asked by Fox News’ Sean Hannity what his thoughts are on the Washington Post assigning 20 reporters to go after him, the presumed Republican nominee said the owner, Jeff Bezos, was using it as a “political instrument.”

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