by Olivier Acuña Barba •Published: April 29, 2025•17:18•2 minutes read
There may be a riff between Trump and Bezos due to tariffs | Photo: Lefradin/Shutterstock
The White House has accused Amazon, where President Trump’s tariffs reportedly plan to show the amount added to the cost of the item. Press Secretary Caroline Leavbit called the e-commerce Giants’ plans “hostile and political acts.”
A reporter at the White House briefing on Tuesday asked the Treasury Scott Bescent if he agreed that the Amazon move was a transparent demonstration that it was not China, but American consumers, not American consumers, that have to pay for these (Trump tariffs) policies.
Leavitt took it soon The podium says She recently spoke with Trump about the Amazon announcement. “This is a hostile and political act by Amazon. Why did Amazon not do this when the Biden administration hiked its highest level of inflation in 40 years?” Levitt told reporters.
Chinese propaganda arm
Leavitt also attacked Amazon, saying their decision was “no surprise,” citing a recent Reuters article that said Amazon “partnered with Chinese propaganda arms.”
When asked if Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, who was at Trump’s inauguration in January, is still a Trump supporter, Leavitt said he would not comment on the relationship.
“I won’t talk about the president’s relationship with Bezos, but I’ll tell you that this is certainly a hostile and political act by Amazon,” Leavitt said.
Bezos donated $1 million to support Trump during his campaign, and he Forced His Washington Post limits its opinion section to publish only works that defend “personal freedom and the free market.”
Stocks of the online retail giant fell more than 2% in pre-market trading shortly after the statement. But it recovered slightly. Approximately 70% of the products sold by Amazon are manufactured in China.
Amazon responds to customs price displays
Later Tuesday, an Amazon spokesperson told CNBC that the company is only considering listing tariff fees for certain products from Amazon Haul, the budget-focused shopping section.
“The team running the ultra-low-cost Amazon Haul Store has looked at a list of import fees for certain products,” the spokesman said. “This is never considered by the main Amazon site and nothing is implemented in Amazon properties.”
China-based Amazon competitors Shein and Temu have recently added a significant extra charge. Temu includes rows in the checkout tally indicating “import charges” which add about 145% of each item.
