He has a home in the capital, owns the Washington Post and Amazon has significantly increased its lobbying presence there. Bezos and his company are frequent targets of criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump and, more recently, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who’s made the billionaire a symbol of income inequality when pushing for better wages for workers and fewer government benefits for companies.
Bezos declined to discuss his conversations with Trump and said he doesn’t feel the need to defend his company from attacks. However, he said it is dangerous for politicians to “demonize the media.”
“There has never been an elected official or public figure who has ever liked their headlines,” he said. "You’re going to get scrutinized. It’s healthy.”
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