The White House said Amazon was engaging in a “hostile and political act” with plans to display how much President Trump’s tariffs will add to a product’s price next to the item’s total price.
Jeff Bezos’ company will reportedly start listing the price change from tariffs.
“This is a hostile and political act by Amazon. Why didn’t Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked inflation to the highest level in 40 years?” said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
“I would also add that it’s not a surprise because, Reuters recently wrote, Amazon has partnered with a Chinese propaganda arm,” she told reporters at a briefing Tuesday with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. “So this is another reason why Americans should buy American.”
“It’s another reason why we are onshoring critical supply chains here at home, to shore up our own critical supply chain and boost our manufacturing,” she said.
Mr. Bezos and Mr. Trump haven’t always had an easy relationship, but the duo seemed to be getting along since the president won a second term.
Mr. Bezos has attended a dinner at Mar-a-Lago with Elon Musk, and was seen at the Capitol for Mr. Trump’s inauguration in January. He also contributed to the inaugural fund.
The e-commerce king, who also owns The Washington Post, notably had the newspaper not endorse a candidate in the November election, after years of endorsing Democrats.
Amazon sellers have hiked prices on nearly 1,000 goods since Mr. Trump announced his tariffs earlier this month. The average price jump has been about 30%.
