White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Amazon was taking “hostile political measures” by posting the cost of prices next to the price of articles.
The White House responded Tuesday to a report that Amazon will soon display the amount of president Donald Trump The prices will add to the cost of each article for sale on its site, calling for the movement of the electronic commerce giant a “hostile and political act”.
The White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt answered the question of a journalist during a press briefing alongside the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
“This is a hostile and political act of Amazon,” said Leavitt. “Why didn’t Amazon do this when the Biden administration has increased inflation at the highest level in 40 years?”
Punchbowl News reported for the first time that Amazon would show how the cost of an article is derived from Trump prices next to the total price listed by each product on its website for consumers.
The founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, in the statuary room of the American Capitol before lunch on the day of the second presidential term of President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on January 20. (Reuters / Evelyn Hockstein / Reuters photos)
Amazon does not have Answer Fox Business Digital Comments immediately on the report.
Leavitt then seemed to quote a 2021 Reuters article With the title “Amazon has teamed up with the Chinese propaganda arm”. The article said that Amazon was in accordance with an edict of China to stop authorizing the grades and opinions on customers in China.
President Donald Trump speaks to journalists after inspecting North’s lawn with members of the White House crew on April 23 in Washington, DC (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images / Getty Images)
“And I would also add that this is not a surprise, because Reuters recently wrote:” Amazon has teamed up with a Chinese propaganda arm “,” said Leavitt while holding a printed version of what seemed to be Reuters’ article. “This is therefore another reason why Americans should buy Americans is another reason why we are on critical supply chains here at home to consolidate our own critical supply chain and stimulate our own manufacturing here.”
When asked if the founder of Amazon Jeff BezosThe second richest man in the world behind Elon Musk, was still a supporter of Trump, Leavitt has circumvented the question.
“I will not talk about the president’s relationship with Jeff Bezos, but I will tell you that it is certainly a hostile and political action of Amazon,” she said.
Trump and Bezos seem to be in better in the second term of Trump in the White House, according to the president Interviews in recent months.
The former editor -in -chief of Washington Post, Marty Baron, joined “Mediabuzz” to discuss the reason why he is “disgusted” from Bezos’ new mandate and why this decision aroused the counterpoup to the publication.
Last month, Trump spoke of Bezos positively in interviews with the media, especially Outkick Travis clayAnd said he was optimistic about his working relationship with the founder of Amazon.
“(Bezos is) a good guy,” said Trump. “I didn’t really know him in the first mandate. I mean, it’s such a difference between now and the first time.”
| Teleprinter | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amzn | Amazon.com inc. | 187.70 | -1.29 |
-0.68% |
Bezos also owns the Washington Post and announced in February that the point of sale would modify the content of its opinion pages, a Move that Trump greeted.
Trump also talked about Bezos during An interview with the Atlantic Posted on Monday.
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“It is 100%. It was great,” said the president about Bezos.
Hanna Panreck of Fox News Digital and Rachel Del Guidice contributed to this report.
