Sorry Kristinn. Those ads have nothing to do with Wapo. They are Google Ads. The advertiser created the ads. Google's algorithm determined they were relevant to this page due to the content of the article. Washington Post had / has no idea they are there, or what the content of the ads are.
The ad is on The Post’s website. They’re making money off it. They are responsible for their content. They can set the parameters of their ads.