"I'm actually very optimistic this time around," Bezos said of Trump during a rare public appearance at The New York Times DealBook Summit on Wednesday. "He seems to have a lot of energy around reducing regulation. If I can help him do that, I'm going to help him."
Onstage at the DealBook Summit on Wednesday, Bezos called Trump "calmer this time" and "more settled." He said he will try to "talk him out of" the idea that the press, which includes The Washington Post, is an enemy of the people.
"You've probably grown in the last eight years," he said to DealBook's Andrew Ross Sorkin. "He has, too."
Bezos also echoed Sam Altman's comments earlier in the day, saying he doesn't expect Elon Musk to wield his new political power with DOGE against rivals. "I've had a lot of success in life not being cynical," he said. "And I've rarely been taken advantage of as a result."
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