President Donald Trump has declared war on Jeff Bezos after Amazon announced it will include the cost of tariffs on the price tag for products.
The White House publicly slammed the retailer’s move as a ‘hostile and political act’ against America.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said she had just spoken to President Trump about the Amazon bombshell.
She said Trump’s message was clear: ‘This is a hostile and political act by Amazon.’
Leavitt reacted to news that Amazon plans to display the cost of Trump’s tariffs on countries like China to the price of each product for sale on the website, according to Punchbowl News, citing a ‘person familiar with the plan.’
Leavitt expressed outrage at the world’s biggest online retailer, accusing them of acting partisan.
‘Why didn’t Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked inflation to the highest level in 40 years?’ she asked.
She also accused Amazon of serving as a willing tool of Chinese propaganda.
‘It’s not a surprise because, as Reuters recently wrote, Amazon has partnered with a Chinese propaganda arm. So this is another reason why Americans should buy American,’ Leavitt said.
Leavitt cited a December 2021 news story of Amazon partnering with an arm of China’s propaganda apparatus to create a special selling portal to remove their ratings system and comments for Chinese books that were receiving low ratings.
The report noted that former press secretary for President Barack Obama Jay Carney, who served as an Amazon’s global head of lobbying and public policy operations traveled to Beijing to meet with Chinese officials and helped draft a briefing document on ways to satisfy their demands.
*This is a breaking news story and will be updated*
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a briefing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the White House
