Politico Board Member Quits Over Outlet’s Hamas Coverage

A longtime board member of Politico’s parent company, Axel Springer, has resigned after publicly accusing the U.S. news outlet of “one-sided Hamas support,” further inflaming tensions between the publisher and President Donald Trump’s administration, the New York Post reported.

Martín Varsavsky, an entrepreneur from Argentina and supervisory board member at German media conglomerate Axel Springer since 2014, announced his resignation Wednesday following his harsh criticism of Politico’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

“Regarding Politico, I find their news coverage not aligned with my own ethical standards. USA has changed, Germany has changed, hopefully, so will Politico,” Varsavsky wrote in a post on X.

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