THE Washington Post has reportedly lost over 200,000 subscribers after its owner, Jeff Bezos, stopped the endorsement of Kamala Harris for the US president.

In addition to losing subscribers, three editorial board members of the newspaper have stepped down.

According to sources who spoke with National Public Radio (NPR), thousands of subscribers had cancelled their subscriptions by noon on Monday, October 28.

The sources said more subscriptions were being cancalled.

Although the cancellation did not take effect immediately, blocked subscriptions were about eight per cent of the paper’s total 2.5 million subscribers (including both digital and print).

Addressing the issue, Bezos stated that the decision came as a result of inadequate planning, adding that “presidential endorsements do nothing to tip the scales of an election.”

He added, “I would also like to be clear that no quid pro quo of any kind is at work here. Neither campaign nor candidate was consulted or informed at any level or in any way about this decision. It was made entirely internally.

“While I do not and will not push my personal interest, I will also not allow this paper to stay on autopilot and fade into irrelevance — overtaken by unresearched podcasts and social media barbs — not without a fight.”

The ICIR reported in July that President Joe Biden endorsed Vice President, Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee ahead of the US election scheduled for November 5 due to his ill health.

Harris, the Democratic candidate, is the first woman and first black and South Asian American to be elected US vice-president.

She will face Republic candidate and former President Donald Trump who seeks a re-election for his second and final term.