The White House calls Amazon’s tariff displays “hostile political action.”
White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt said Amazon was taking “hostile political action” by showing tariff costs next to the price of the item.
The White House on Tuesday responded to reports that Amazon would soon display how much president it would Donald Trump’s Tariffs add the cost of each item sold on the site and call the e-commerce giants “hostile and political acts.”
White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt was asked by a reporter during a press conference along with Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent.
“This is an adversarial and political act by Amazon,” Leavitt said. “Why didn’t Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked inflation to its highest level in 40 years?”
Punch Bowl News First, Amazon shows how much of the cost of the item is from the Trump tariffs next to the total price of each product on its consumer website.
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was in the Statue Hall at the U.S. Capitol before lunch on January 20th on the day of President Donald Trump’s second presidential term in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Reuters/Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters)
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After that, it appeared that Leavitt was quoting A 2021 Reuters Article With the headline “Amazon has partnered with China Propaganda Arm.” This article reported that Amazon will comply with the dict order from China and will stop allowing customers to be reviewed and reviewed in China.
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after inspecting North Loan with White House Ground crews in Washington, DC on April 23 (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images / Getty Images)
“I also add that it’s not a surprise, as Reuters recently wrote that “Amazon has partnered with the Chinese propaganda arm,” Leavitt said, publishing a print version of what appears to be a Reuters article. “This is another reason why Americans should buy Americans, and that’s another reason why we oversee critical supply chains at home.
When asked if he was the founder of Amazon Jeff BezosLevitt shunned the question, saying that the world’s second richest man behind Elon Musk was still a Trump supporter.
“I won’t talk about the president’s relationship with Jeff Bezos, but I’ll tell you that this is certainly a hostile and political action by Amazon,” she said.
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According to the president’s, Trump and Bezos appear to be in better conditions during Trump’s second term in the White House Interviews over the last few months.
Former Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron joined “Media Abuzz” to discuss why he was “fed up” with Bezos’ new mission and why the move gained backlash in his publications.
Last month, Trump spoke proactively about Bezos in an interview with the media. Outkick’s Clay Travisand said he was optimistic about his work relationship with the founder of Amazon.
“(Bezos) is a good guy,” Trump said. “I didn’t really know him in my first semester, which means that’s the difference between now and the first time.”
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Bezos also owns the Washington Post and announced in February that the outlet would be revising the content of its opinion page. Move what Trump praised.
Trump also spoke about Bezos. Interview with the Atlantic Ocean Released Monday.
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“He’s 100%. He was great,” the president said of Bezos.
Hanna Panreck and Rachel Del Guidice of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.