US EditionTrump says Bezos ‘did the right thing’ by not displaying tariff costs on Amazon
- Amazon executive chairman Jeff Bezos stopped a plan to show consumers tariff costs on products after US President Donald Trump praised his quick response in early 2025.
- The plan emerged amid Trump's imposition of steep tariffs on China and other countries, provoking retaliatory duties and trade tensions affecting US businesses.
- The matter came to light after the White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt described the plan as a politically motivated and hostile move by Amazon, while former Trump advisor Stephen Miller also voiced his disapproval.
- UPS, Amazon’s largest customer, announced cutting 20,000 jobs in 2025 due to reduced Amazon business amid the changing trade environment shaped by tariff impacts.
- This episode highlights the ongoing conflict over trade policies, as the White House defends tariffs that critics say raise consumer prices and disrupt US business relations.
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Stephen Miller Spits FIRE at Press Conference, Gives Incredible Case Against Amazon for "Clear Attempt to Try to Undermine Trade Negotiations" and Letting China Steal Intellectual Property
As The Gateway Pundit reported, backtracked on a proposal to display the cost of tariffs on Chinese goods after President Trump called Bezos. The President...
Folded: Jeff Bezos Drops Alleged Amazon Tariff Plan After White House Barks
Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty On Tuesday (April 29), Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was the subject of an attack from the White House over plans by the consumer giant to detail the cost of trade tariffs to their customers. But a spokesperson for Amazon has refuted that report, and Bezos reportedly spoke with President Donald Trump afterward. According to the Washington Post, the plan was that Amazon would use its low-cost shopping portal known as Ama…
Trump Admin Freaks Out Over Report Amazon Planned To Be Transparent About Tariffs
Okay, there's a lot to unpack in this story, so hang with me here. For the past month or so, Americans and American businesses have been stuck in tariff hell. Blanket and additional tariffs issued via executive order by Trump have been in a seesaw pattern for a month now. This tariff program was a…
The online retailer wanted to show Trump's tariff surcharges next to his product prices. At a press conference at the White House that didn't work out well. And then Jeff Bezos had to audition with the president.
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