White House calls Amazon showing tariff-related pricing changes a 'hostile and political act'

[In It to Win It]

Amazon (AMZN) appears to have gotten itself on the wrong side of the Trump administration over a report that the e-commerce giant will begin showing tariff-related price increases on its website next to a product's cost.

When asked about the news, which was first reported by Punchbowl News on Tuesday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called it "a hostile and political act."

Amazon stock was off more than 1% in early trading.

On Monday, Reuters reported that some Amazon merchants were planning to pare back their participation in the company's Prime Day event this summer due to tariff uncertainty.

"Why didn't Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked inflation to the highest level in 40 years?" Leavitt said. "And I would also add that it's not a surprise because, as Reuters recently wrote, Amazon has partnered with a Chinese propaganda arm."

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/white-house-calls-amazon-showing-tariff-related-pricing-changes-a-hostile-and-political-act-135041554.html

[hlthe2b]

1. They damned well better show increases specific to tariffs. Same with Target, Walmart, Sam's, Costco...

and others. How foolish to let the public assume they are merely price-gouging to appease Trump's hurt "fee-fees"...

Show it all.

[FullySupportDems]

2. But why?

Don't they want Americans to be proud of their sacrifices? How else will they know how the wonderful tariffs are making America grate again?

[Sneederbunk]

3. I'm guessing Bezos will bend.

[Hekate]

4. This is Bezos' FAFO moment: he bent the knee to appease the dictator. He still has choices to change course, tho.

[Buns_of_Fire]

5. Maybe Jeff should've given TWO million to Krasnov's inauguration. nt

[underpants]

6. "recently"? The article is from 2021

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/amazon-partnered-with-china-propaganda-arm-win-beijings-favor-document-shows-2021-12-17/

[Ms. Toad]

7. Umm . . . Because Biden didn't tack on an inflation fee

And then tell the public that the inflation fee would be paid by someone else.

And if he thinks tariffs are wonderful, why is identifying them hostile?

I agree that if he calls them Trump tariffs it might be political. But I'm guessing he's not that dumb. But there is nothing political about labeling them tariffs, or even US tariffs.