USA Today, along with several hundred other publications under the Gannett-controlled USA Today Network, will not endorse a candidate in this year’s presidential election, with a spokesperson saying that the paper will focus on providing facts so readers can make up their own minds who to vote for.
Lark-Marie Anton, USA Today spokesperson, told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement that the newspaper will not endorse in presidential or national races, with the move marking a departure from the 2020 election cycle, in which the publication backed President Joe Biden.
In 2016, USA Today took sides in the presidential race for the first time since its founding in 1982, urging readers not to vote for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump but stopping short of endorsing rival Hillary Clinton, citing “serious reservations” about her suitability for the role of commander-in-chief….