Later on Friday, The Washington Post, citing two sources briefed on the decision, reported that Bezos made the call not to publish an endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, which had already been drafted by editorial staffers.

NPR reported that members of the Post newsroom were upset by the decision. Marty Baron, the paper’s former executive editor, called it “a moment of darkness that will leave democracy as a casualty.”

“Donald Trump will celebrate this as an invitation to further intimidate The Post’s owner, Jeff Bezos (and other media owners),” Baron told NPR.