LA Times Owner Denies Vetoing Presidential Endorsement: ‘The Editorial Board Chose to Stay Silent’

Patrick Soon-Shiong responds as editorial page editor Mariel Garza resigned after the decision

Patrick Soon-Shiong attends the Ambrosetti International Economic Forum 2018 in Como, Italy
Patrick Soon-Shiong attends the Ambrosetti International Economic Forum 2018 in Como, Italy (Credit: Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)

Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong denied vetoing the editorial board’s endorsement of Kamala Harris for president, saying that the board “chose to remain silent and I accepted their decision.”

Editorial page editor Mariel Garza resigned on Wednesday over the newspaper’s lack of an endorsement, saying, “The non-endorsement undermines the integrity of the editorial board and every single endorsement we make.” She said in her resignation letter obtained by TheWrap that Soon-Shiong vetoed the editorial board’s decision to endorse Harris, to which the paper’s owner responded directly Wednesday evening.

“So many comments about the L.A. Times editorial board not providing a presidential endorsement this year.

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