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The Los Angeles Times is refusing to make an endorsement in the 2024 presidential election. It’s the first time since 2008 that the paper has refused to endorse any candidate for president.
“But according to two people familiar with the situation, executive editor Terry Tang told editorial board staff earlier this month that the paper would not be endorsing a candidate in the presidential election this cycle, a decision that came from the paper’s owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, a doctor who made his fortune in the healthcare industry”, Semafor’s Max Tani wrote.
There is controversy attached to this decision, which was made at the last minute by Soon-Shiong, His non-endorsement went against the wishes of the L.A. Times editorial board, which had been prepared to endorse Kamala Harris.
An L.A. Times spokesperson told Semafor, “We do not comment on internal discussions or decisions about editorials or endorsements.”
Soon-Shiong’s daughter Nika is a pro-Palestinian, radical left activist who has coddled the far-left staffers in the newsroom, emboldening their coverage of the Gaza war and other far-left causes.
It wouldn’t be the first time since he bought the paper in 2018 that owner Dr.
