On PBS, Ruth Marcus Falsely Accuses Bezos of Trying to ‘Limit Dissent’ at WaPo

Bennett Lastly Ruth it ░░░░░░░░ great to have you ░░░░░░░░ after an impressive and ░░░░░░░░ career at The Washington ░░░░░░░░ you decided to step ░░░░░░░░ Help us understand why ░░░░░░░░ Well first I want ░░░░░░░░ say that I m ░░░░░░░░ grateful to be here ░░░░░░░░ the NewsHour And the ░░░░░░░░ is after I decided ░░░░░░░░ resign after 40 days ░░░░░░░░ months and six days ░░░░░░░░ who s counting Bennett ░░░░░░░░ years Brooks 40 years ░░░░░░░░ Forty years Sorry 40 ░░░░░░░░ six yes thank you ░░░░░░░░ had among other comments ░░░░░░░░ lot of people from ░░░░░░░░ who are viewers of ░░░░░░░░ NewsHour saying We hope ░░░░░░░░ will see you there ░░░░░░░░ I m very grateful ░░░░░░░░ you re having me ░░░░░░░░ though I m kind ░░░░░░░░ professionally unhoused for the ░░░░░░░░ I decided to I ░░░░░░░░ to resign because I ░░░░░░░░ no longer tell my ░░░░░░░░ that I was able ░░░░░░░░ write what I wanted ░░░░░░░░ the things that I ░░░░░░░░ were most important to ░░░░░░░░ And what happened was ░░░░░░░░ in October when Jeff ░░░░░░░░ the owner of The ░░░░░░░░ Post decided not to ░░░░░░░░ the already drafted endorsement ░░░░░░░░ Kamala Harris and not ░░░░░░░░ run presidential endorsements later ░░░░░░░░ disagreed with that decision ░░░░░░░░ I wrote a column ░░░░░░░░ my I thought polite ░░░░░░░░ with that decision And ░░░░░░░░ ran When Jeff Bezos ░░░░░░░░ that he was going ░░░░░░░░ shift that the opinion ░░░░░░░░ more broadly in a ░░░░░░░░ to limit dissent as ░░░░░░░░ pointed out on this ░░░░░░░░ when Jonathan was here ░░░░░░░░ also wrote a column ░░░░░░░░ that column I had ░░░░░░░░ write it because it ░░░░░░░░ what I believed I ░░░░░░░░ written a previous column ░░░░░░░░ column didn t run ░░░░░░░░ when that column didn ░░░░░░░░ run I knew that ░░░░░░░░ time at The Post ░░░░░░░░ come to an end ░░░░░░░░ I could no longer ░░░░░░░░ what I wanted to ░░░░░░░░ Bennett Well we are ░░░░░░░░ to have you here ░░░░░░░░ Thank you.”