The White House on Tuesday bashed Amazon for reportedly planning on displaying how much President Trump’s tariffs added to the cost of an item, calling it an aggressive move by the e-commerce giant.
“This is a hostile and political act by Amazon. Why didn't Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked inflation to the highest levels in 40 years?” press secretary Karoline Leavitt said told reporters at the White House.
Amazon is planning to show customers on its website how much the price of an item increased because of the tariffs the Trump administration imposed, Punchbowl News reported.
The president has imposed a 145 percent overall tariff on goods from China and has imposed 10 percent tariffs on all U.S. trading partners, pausing the additional hefty reciprocal tariffs for 90-days.
“This is another reason why Americans should buy American. It's another reason why we are on shoring critical supply chains here at home, to shore up our own critical supply chain and boost our own manufacturing,” she added, holding up a photograph of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
She said she spoke to Trump earlier that day about Amazon’s announcement and when asked if Bezos, who was at Trump’s inauguration in January, is still a Trump supporter, Leavitt said she wouldn’t comment on relationships.
“I will not speak to the president's relationships with Jeff Bezos, but I will tell you that this is certainly a hostile and political act by Amazon,” Leavitt said.
Last week, the CEOs of U.S. retailers Walmart, Target and Home Depot met with Trump while the administration negotiates deals on tariffs. During the meeting, they conveyed their fears of higher prices for consumers, including during the holiday season at the end of the year, one lobbyist source told The Hill.
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