Overview

• Marc Thiessen said on X that the Washington Post is now a conservative opinion page after his column praising President Trump went viral.
• Thiessen’s op-ed, titled “Yes, Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize,” drew heavy criticism as it circulated widely online.
• President Trump promoted the column on Truth Social, writing, “Thank you Washington Post. Wow!!!” in response.
• Foundation for Defense of Democracies CEO Mark Dubowitz highlighted the piece as an outlier, prompting Thiessen’s reply that the page is no longer an outlier environment.
• Washington Post columnist David Ignatius separately commended Trump’s Gaza plan on MSNBC, while earlier policy shifts under owner Jeff Bezos led to resignations from editorial board members and the opinion editor.