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The White House on Tuesday slammed Amazon during justify Planning to show the price of the president Donald TrumpTariffs next to the total cost value on your site.
“This is an hostile and political act of Amazon,” White House press secretary Caroline Levit told reporters.
“Why didn’t Amazon did this when Baden’s administration has raised inflation to the highest level in 40 years?” Livit asked.
She added: “This is another reason why Americans have to buy an American.”
Stock Internet giant founded Jeff Bezos More than 2% decreased in premart trade, after remarks.
Amazon did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
Earlier on Tuesday morning on Tuesday morning on Tuesday, an aggressive Trump administration was held that Amazon will soon show consumers how much tariff costs come from tariffs.
The amount added as a result of the tariff will be displayed next to the total cost of each product, a person familiar with the plan, said The News Outlet.
The reporter asked Levita and the Minister of Treasury Scott Holnt on Tuesday when they agreed that Amazon’s step is “Crystal’s pure demonstration that it is an American consumer rather than China who will have to pay for this policy.”
Levit decided to answer because, she said, “just left the phone with the President about Amazon’s announcement.”
Amazon is not the first retailer to pay attention to how new tariffs change their prices.
Chinese fast fashion giants Shane and theme in recent days have added great surcharges. Now Temu includes a line in his order showing “charge on imports“This adds about 145% for each item.
The livita’s reaction may signal a new break between Trump and the Bezos that has joined the other billionaires and technological leaders In the earrings to the republican president since he won the 2024 elections.
Amazon donated 1 million dollars to Trump’s introductory fund in December.
Bezos pulled out additional charges of searching for Trump’s court if He forced the Washington PostWhat he owns to limit his opinion section to publish only works in defense of “personal freedoms and free markets”.
This is conducting the news. Please update updates.
. Annie Palmer CNBC contributed to this report.
