The White House targeted Adwan to Amazon, who confirmed on Tuesday that it was considering offering the additional cost of President Donald Trump’s definitions of some things.
On Tuesday, White House press secretary Caroline Levit described the move as “hostile and political work”, adding that she talked about the matter with President Trump earlier.
Punchbowl news First, I mentioned that Amazon will soon offer “the cost of the element derived from the customs tariff – next to the total product price.” This step can clarify directly to American consumers how Trump’s tariff affects the cost of goods. Trump slapped 145 % on imports from China and a tax of at least 10 % on all other countries.
White House press secretary Caroline Levitte, with Treasury Secretary Scott Payette, shows a picture of Jeff Pesus at the White House, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in Washington.
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“This was never from Amazon’s main website and nothing was implemented on any Amazon properties.”
However, Amazon said that she was considering “the idea of inserting import fees on some products” on the travel, and wins its location on the web that sells the elements of less than $ 20, but the change has not been brought up.
“This has never been approved and it will not happen,” the Amazon spokesman said.
Trump said of Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, to complain about the reports that his company was considering presenting the cost of American definitions next to the prices of some products on the company’s website, according to two senior White House officials of the CNN.
The invitation came shortly after my phone, one of the senior officials of the president, to inform him of the story.
“Of course he was angry,” one of the officials said. “Why should a company in billions of dollars transfer costs to consumers?”
Other e -commerce sites, such as Shein and TEMU, said they have made changes to their prices due to the cost of definitions. TEMU even introduced new import fees that are displayed when going out. Both companies are the source of most of its products from China.
Amazon (AMZN) shares decreased by about 1 % in early trading.
Levitte also cited a Reuters report since 2021 about an alleged partnership between Amazon and the “Chinese Advertising Arm” that underwent controls on user reviews on its Chinese website for President Xi Jinping’s sermons.
She said this is “another reason to buy American Americans,” adding, “This is another reason for our decisive supply chains human beings here at home, to support our decisive supply chain and increase our manufacturing here.”
Levitte refused to say what is the step of the relationship between Trump and billionaire Bezos. Bezos actively worked on developing a relationship with the president during his second term, congratulating him in his elections and eating in the White House.
Amazon donated a million dollars to the Trump opening fund and produces a documentary that focuses on the first lady Melania Trump.
Trump recently praised Bezos, and told the Atlantic Ocean in an interview published on Monday: “It is 100 percent. It was great.”
The clear value of Bezos has decreased by $ 30 billion since the beginning of this year, according to the Bloomberg billionaire index, partly as a result of Trump’s tariff policies and the decline in the stock market.
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