{"id":140455,"date":"2025-04-29T15:21:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T15:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/29\/white-house-accuses-amazon-of-hostile-act-after-tariff-cost-checkout-report\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T15:21:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T15:21:53","slug":"white-house-accuses-amazon-of-hostile-act-after-tariff-cost-checkout-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/29\/white-house-accuses-amazon-of-hostile-act-after-tariff-cost-checkout-report\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Accuses Amazon of &#8216;Hostile Act&#8217; After Tariff Cost Checkout Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">White House<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Amazon&#8217;s Tariff Cost Info Is &#8216;Hostile Act&#8217; &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Amazon Denies Report<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-04-29T08:13:13-07:00\">April 29, 2025 8:13 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-508a093b6cfc76150cbfae8b84d382ed\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-130b0cea-ed44-495a-9f96-afe21b4c0982-116483747-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-130b0cea-ed44-495a-9f96-afe21b4c0982-116483747-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/1e\/16by9\/2025\/04\/29\/1ed368b787ae4953921f502365506893_md.jpg\" alt=\"042925_white_house_amazon_hostile_act_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-508a093b6cfc76150cbfae8b84d382ed--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-15d6e7d5431fbc3bc969fed4e957f2ce\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>A proposed new Amazon characteristic constitutes a &#8220;hostile&#8221; motion in opposition to the Trump Administration &#8230; so says White House Press Secretary <strong>Karoline Leavitt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-15d6e7d5431fbc3bc969fed4e957f2ce--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-302de04bddd812bff5b1d360b9801932\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>During a briefing Tuesday morning, a reporter requested a couple of report about Amazon operating a brand new line merchandise on check-outs that might inform folks how far more they&#8217;re paying due to President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s tariffs.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-302de04bddd812bff5b1d360b9801932--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1487ddd63f15a997940bb6e0485a2c2d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1487ddd63f15a997940bb6e0485a2c2d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7c2ad9640a65bad44defa985c536965f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Leavitt &#8212; standing beside Treasury Secretary <strong>Scott Bessent<\/strong> &#8212; known as the transfer a &#8220;hostile and political act&#8221; &#8230; earlier than asking why Amazon did not do the identical to focus on inflation throughout former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Joe Biden<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s time period.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7c2ad9640a65bad44defa985c536965f--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c75013b26bc32f55fcf88914c06e0e05\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/article\/tech\/amazon-display-tariff-costs\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Punchbowl News<\/strong> <strong>reported<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>Tuesday morning Amazon was set to show how a lot an merchandise&#8217;s worth is marked up on account of tariffs. Later Tuesday, Amazon disputed that report, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/04\/29\/trump-presidency-news-100-days\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>telling the Washington Post<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; \u201cThe team that runs our ultra-low-cost Amazon Haul store has considered listing import charges on certain products. This was never a consideration for the main Amazon site and nothing has been implemented on any Amazon properties.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c75013b26bc32f55fcf88914c06e0e05--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f63a682fa752486f2ed7ee69c3fa8e4e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Tuesday morning in the course of the briefing dialogue, Leavitt whipped out a printed information article from Reuters about how the corporate partnered with the Chinese propaganda arm.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f63a682fa752486f2ed7ee69c3fa8e4e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4bf6be638f59e800015ca482b063992a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>While Leavitt stated the article got here out lately, it was really <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/amazon-partnered-with-china-propaganda-arm-win-beijings-favor-document-shows-2021-12-17\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>printed in 2021<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; it is unclear if the model remains to be partnered with the Chinese authorities.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4bf6be638f59e800015ca482b063992a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3b41b1e8857fdaecc531bbf7918b12fc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20241107_a4c4e82b319a43f29369f5369ae8727a\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:238e113f-4e83-4c71-807c-eddd19740992\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a4\/4by3\/2024\/11\/07\/a4c4e82b319a43f29369f5369ae8727a_md.jpg\" alt=\"donald trump jeff bezos\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3b41b1e8857fdaecc531bbf7918b12fc--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5a6843de0615264e2f87425f441d71aa\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Leavitt says Americans can buy extra American merchandise to shore up the provision chain within the States &#8230; earlier than declining to touch upon whether or not or not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jeff-bezos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jeff Bezos<\/strong><\/a> nonetheless helps President Trump. Bezos owns Amazon, in addition to the Washington Post.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5a6843de0615264e2f87425f441d71aa--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-14b839c469921faaff2e90af2f2db762\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Bessent puffed up tariffs in the course of the press convention too &#8230; claiming China might lose 10 million jobs due to the financial insurance policies &#8212; which he says will show to China that their tariffs aren&#8217;t sustainable.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-14b839c469921faaff2e90af2f2db762--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] White House Amazon&#8217;s Tariff Cost Info Is &#8216;Hostile Act&#8217; &#8230; Amazon Denies Report Published April 29, 2025 8:13 AM PDT Play video content material A proposed new Amazon characteristic constitutes a &#8220;hostile&#8221; motion in opposition to the Trump Administration &#8230; so says White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. 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