Washington Post's top editor backs Jeff Bezos as critics lash out over struggling paper's layoffs

Washington Post executive editor Matt Murray offered a staunch defense of the paper's billionaire owner Jeff Bezos, who's been facing backlash as his news organization was rocked by significant layoffs on Wednesday. 

"We’re a business," Murray told Fox News Digital during a phone interview on Wednesday afternoon. 

The Post announced it is shuttering the sports desk in its current form, dialing back its international footprint, shrinking its Metro staff and eliminating its books section.