Board Member at Politico Parent Axel-Springer Resigns, Suggesting That Standards at Washington Mainstay Taking a Back Seat to ‘Woke’ Politics 

Martín Varsavsky, a longtime board member and friend of Elon Musk, suggests the political website has swung too far to the left politically.

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The corporate headquarters of Axel Springer. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

The political divisions in the American press aren’t just making headlines — they’re tearing up international boardrooms, too. 

The German media giant, Axel Springer, and a longtime board member and self-proclaimed friend of Elon Musk, Martín Varsavsky, have officially parted ways. His resignation followed a barrage of accusations against Politico, the Washington, D.C.-based news site Axel Springer owns, for what is described as its leftwing bias. 

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