LA Times owner’s daughter defends decision not to endorse

That Los Angeles Times faces an editorial exodus on that of the owner the decision not to approve presidential candidate, his daughter defends the decision.

Politician and activist Nika Soon-Shiong expressed her support for the father Patrick Soon-Shionghis recent refusal to approve Kamala Harriswho he says is “overseeing a war on children” in Gaza amid The Israel-Hamas conflict.

“There is a lot of controversy and confusion about widehis decision not to endorse a presidential candidate. I trust the judgment of the Editorial Board. For me, genocide is the line in the sand,” she began Thursday in a thread about X.

As the platform notes in an additional context warning, it was ultimately her father who decided not to support, and there was no indication that the Israel-Hamas war contributed to the decision.

Nika explained that her father served as an emergency surgeon in the 1976 Soweto uprising, in which at least 176 died protesting racial segregation amid apartheid South Africa, which she compared to the “plausible genocide” of Gaza.

“This moment calls for opposition to crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing and apartheid — as my parents did in South Africa,” she wrote, adding: “For my family, apartheid is not a vague concept.”

Nika added: “This is not a yes vote Donald Trump. This is a refusal to ENDORSE a candidate who oversees a war on children. I am proud of LA TimesThe decision, as I am sure there is no such thing as children of darkness. There are no human animals.”

Despite supporting a candidate in every presidential election choice since 2008, when they supported Barack Obama, the Times“The Editorial Board was recently told that decided not to make an endorsement this year. The Associated Press reported that the board planned to endorse Harris.

The editorial editor of the Mariel Garza newspaper later announced his resignationand veteran journalists Robert Greene and Karin Klein have since followed suit, according to the AP.

Meanwhile, Patrick responded to the resignations and wave of subscription cancellations with a statement assigning responsibility to the board.

“Let me clarify how he made this decision,” he said in part. “The Editorial Board was given the opportunity to write a factual analysis of all POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE policies by EACH candidate during their tenure in the White House and how those policies affected the nation. In addition, the Council was asked to provide its understanding of the policies and plans outlined by the candidates during this campaign and their potential effect on the nation over the next four years. That way, with this clear, non-partisan information side by side, our readers could decide who would be worthy of being president for the next four years. Instead of taking this course as suggested, the Editorial Board chose to remain silent, and I accept their decision. Please #vote.”

The LA Times Guild Unity Council Bargaining Committee said they are “deeply concerned about our owner’s decision to block a planned endorsement in the presidential race. We are even more concerned that he is unfairly blaming the Editorial Board members for his decision not to endorse. We are still seeking answers from editorial management on behalf of our members.”