Steve Martin

So I think it's fear that he would that it would it would have a very damaging impact on Amazon's business and the business of Blue Origin, both of which depend to a large degree on the contracts with the federal government.

I'm not always serious. You know, that movie has left me with a reputation as being someone who has no sense of humor whatsoever. So I've been working diligently since then to try to... That's a weird one for them. And, you know, you're not helping here by saying that. In any event, look, I was very happy with the movie.

I'm not always serious. You know, that movie has left me with a reputation as being someone who has no sense of humor whatsoever. So I've been working diligently since then to try to... That's a weird one for them. And, you know, you're not helping here by saying that. In any event, look, I was very happy with the movie.

First of all, I got to be portrayed by someone who is an excellent actor, but also is taller, more fit and better looking than I am. So that when people hear my name, they think of him and I'm totally fine with that. So but I think more importantly than that, I think it was a very I think it was a great movie.

First of all, I got to be portrayed by someone who is an excellent actor, but also is taller, more fit and better looking than I am. So that when people hear my name, they think of him and I'm totally fine with that. So but I think more importantly than that, I think it was a very I think it was a great movie.

it sent a really important message i think about the need to have investigative reporting about how hard it is to do investigative reporting correctly about the the need for news organizations to commit themselves to doing this kind of work and that the public really uh values that on uh on our part and also i think a very important message that it's it's um that it's important for the press and everyone really in our society to listen to people who don't have power

it sent a really important message i think about the need to have investigative reporting about how hard it is to do investigative reporting correctly about the the need for news organizations to commit themselves to doing this kind of work and that the public really uh values that on uh on our part and also i think a very important message that it's it's um that it's important for the press and everyone really in our society to listen to people who don't have power

because they often have very powerful things to say. And we finally gave voice to the survivors of abuse who had been victimized by clergy and whose those cases had been covered up for decades by the church. And finally, they were able to achieve accountability because of the work of the Boston Globe.

because they often have very powerful things to say. And we finally gave voice to the survivors of abuse who had been victimized by clergy and whose those cases had been covered up for decades by the church. And finally, they were able to achieve accountability because of the work of the Boston Globe.

Yeah, well, that's a good question. I think, well, obviously, we'll have to wait and see. I think that my sense is that it is a survival technique, that he is trying to navigate a really difficult situation. I mean, of course, you know, he's still executive chairman of Amazon. He does have a fiduciary responsibility to that publicly owned, publicly traded company.

Yeah, well, that's a good question. I think, well, obviously, we'll have to wait and see. I think that my sense is that it is a survival technique, that he is trying to navigate a really difficult situation. I mean, of course, you know, he's still executive chairman of Amazon. He does have a fiduciary responsibility to that publicly owned, publicly traded company.

He also wants to see Blue Origin get off the ground, literally and and figuratively. And And so he wants to stay. I believe he wants to stay out of Trump's crosshairs. I don't think this makes him necessarily an ally of Donald Trump, really. I don't put him in that category, but I think he wants to stay. He wants to not antagonize him. Basically, don't poke the bear.

He also wants to see Blue Origin get off the ground, literally and and figuratively. And And so he wants to stay. I believe he wants to stay out of Trump's crosshairs. I don't think this makes him necessarily an ally of Donald Trump, really. I don't put him in that category, but I think he wants to stay. He wants to not antagonize him. Basically, don't poke the bear.

And I think that was evident with the decision not to run the editorial endorsement last year, last November. Don't poke the bear. Why antagonize them if it's not really necessary and it's not required for a news organization to run an editorial endorsement anyway? So he rationalized that decision. I don't think, you know, the idea of independence was really the reason for the editorial.

And I think that was evident with the decision not to run the editorial endorsement last year, last November. Don't poke the bear. Why antagonize them if it's not really necessary and it's not required for a news organization to run an editorial endorsement anyway? So he rationalized that decision. I don't think, you know, the idea of independence was really the reason for the editorial.

They'd run an editorial of endorsing. Well, they endorsed Hillary Clinton in 2016. They endorsed Joe Biden in 2020. Those editorials were sharply critical of Donald Trump. Bezos didn't object to those editorials. He knew that they were coming. He praised the editorial page editor at the time profusely. And but now I think he just doesn't want to poke the bear.

They'd run an editorial of endorsing. Well, they endorsed Hillary Clinton in 2016. They endorsed Joe Biden in 2020. Those editorials were sharply critical of Donald Trump. Bezos didn't object to those editorials. He knew that they were coming. He praised the editorial page editor at the time profusely. And but now I think he just doesn't want to poke the bear.

He doesn't want to antagonize Donald Trump. He's looking for ways to stay on his good side. And so, yeah, I would put it in the category of a survival technique. The problem is the survival technique is doing damage to the reputation of The Washington Post. It's undermining its credibility. It makes it appear that it's not independent.

He doesn't want to antagonize Donald Trump. He's looking for ways to stay on his good side. And so, yeah, I would put it in the category of a survival technique. The problem is the survival technique is doing damage to the reputation of The Washington Post. It's undermining its credibility. It makes it appear that it's not independent.

It's causing hundreds of thousands of subscribers to abandon their subscriptions. And that's, I think, deeply concerning. My worry is that he's prioritizing his other business interests over the business interests of the Washington Post and, more importantly, the principles of the Washington Post.