‘We’re Now a Conservative Opinion Page,’ Declares Washington Post Columnist
Washington Post columnist Marc Thiessen boasted on Thursday that the newspaper was “now a conservative opinion page,” after receiving complaints over an article titled, “Yes, Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.”
After Thiessen’s article went viral on social media, Foundation for Defense of Democracies CEO Mark Dubowitz noted that it “was written by @marcthiessen who is a (welcome) outlier at the Washington Post.”
Thiessen responded, “Thanks Mark. But not such an outlier any more! We’re now a conservative opinion page.”
Thiessen’s article was warmly received by President Donald Trump, who wrote in a Truth Social post, “Thank you Washington Post. Wow!!!”
Washington Post columnist David Ignatius also praised Trump’s Gaza peace plan on MSNBC, Thursday, declaring, “Joe Biden could never do that. And Donald Trump was able to do it.”
For more than a year, the Washington Post has received criticism from staffers and readers alike over its apparent shift in identity.
In February, Post owner Jeff Bezos announced that the newspaper’s opinion section would now be dedicated to the “support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets.”
Hours after making the announcement, Bezos dined with President Donald Trump.
Months prior, during the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election, the newspaper announced it was returning to its “roots of not endorsing presidential candidates” – having previously endorsed Joe Biden in 2020, Hillary Clinton in 2016, and Barack Obama in 2012 and 2008.
Several members of the Washington Post editorial board resigned over the news, with the newspaper’s opinion editor resigning just a few months later. Since then, the newspaper has appeared to shift into more of a conservative direction.
In March, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt praised the Washington Post for “finally learning.” In July, veteran Washington Post columnist Joe Davidson wrote a scathing resignation letter, accusing the newspaper of “killing” and censoring his articles for being “too opinionated.”
