White House Accuses Amazon of ‘Hostile and Political Action’ Over Rumored Tariff Disclaimer
President Donald Trump called Amazon founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos on Tuesday morning following reports that the company would display tariff charges beside retail prices on its e-commerce website. While Amazon denied these reports, press secretary Karoline Leavitt accused the company of “hostile and political action” and partnering with “a Chinese propaganda arm” later that day.
Trump’s tariffs have already begun harming American manufacturers, consumers, and workers. This reality is not lost on the president, who has admitted that his tariffs may cause short-term pain and that “people understand that.” The president has denied there is a “Trump put”—a point at which the president will reverse course on his tariff policy to rescue markets—in an interview with The Atlantic’s Michael Scherer and Ashley Parker. When Scherer asked the president if he would change his tariff policy “if we’re headed to de-dollarization and bond interest rates are rising,” Trump replied, “I don’t see how I could possibly change.”
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