Former President Donald Trump spoke about how the Los Angeles Times and Washington Post had declined to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, adding that they were sending a message that she was “no good.”
During a rally in Rocky Mount, North Carolina on Wednesday, Trump spoke about how several major news publications such as the LA Times, Washington Post, and USA Today, among others, had announced they would not endorse either Harris or Trump.
“The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times and all these papers. They’re not endorsing anybody,” Trump said. “You know what they’re really saying? Because they only endorse Democrats — they’re saying this Democrat’s no good. They’re no good. And, they think I’m doing a great job, they just don’t want to say it.”
Trump added that USA Today had also made the decision not to endorse a presidential candidate in the election, years after breaking “tradition in urging” its readers not to vote for Trump in the 2016 presidential election against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
In the 2020 presidential election, USA Today endorsed President Joe Biden, writing that it “unanimously” supported Biden’s election.
The problems with a company endorsing a candidate :
Who ultimately is speaking for the entire company, its employees and stock holders ?
What about unions supporting a candidate ?
Let us not forget about the millions of dollars in campaign contributions. Most if not all employees would rather see that money go into their pockets.
A company tells a candidate that they will endorse and contribute to their campaign, but in return, they ask for a certain amount of ” favors ” in return. This is where corruption can start.
And for those who may ask ” Are Political Contributions Tax Deductible? The answer is no – donations to political candidates are not tax deductible on your personal or business tax return. The same goes for campaign contributions.
When you have media outlets like the LA Times, Washington Post, NY Times, ABC, NBC, CBS and so on, endorsing a candidate, it might and often does show bias towards the candidate not being endorsed. Is this fair reporting of the news ? NOPE !! It shows favoritism.
Endorsing a certain candidate might have the following effects on a company :
I will not buy from that company. I will not buy from the advertisers of said company. I will no longer watch or read anything from said company.
To that we all agree.