Jeff Bezos says he is ‘optimistic’ about a new Trump term and can help with cutting regulations

The comments follow Bezos’ October decision to prohibit The Washington Post, which he owns, from endorsing a presidential candidate, a move that led to tens of thousands of people cancelling their subscriptions and protests from journalists with a deep history at the newspaper. — AFP

NEW YORK: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said on Dec 4 he is “optimistic” about US President-elect Donald Trump’s second term and expressed some excitement about potential regulatory cutbacks in the coming years.

“I’m actually very optimistic this time around,” Bezos said on stage during a wide-ranging interview at The New York Times’ DealBook Summit in New York. “He seems to have a lot of energy around reducing regulation. If I can help do that, I’m going to help him.”