KEY POINTS
- The White House slammed Amazon for reportedly planning to display the cost of Trump’s tariffs next to the total price of products on its site.
- “This is hostile and political act by Amazon,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a press briefing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
- Shares of the retail giant founded by Jeff Bezos dropped in premarket trading following the remarks.
- About 70% of products sold by the company are made in China. Trump slapped tariffs as high as 145% on imports from that country.
6 Comments
lost_faith@lemmy.ca · 48 pts · 1y
How dare you show the damage I am causing - donald
TwinTitans@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 1y
It actually seems fairly reasonable.
DarkFuture@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
Aww, the billionaires are fighting. We should feel sorry for them.
Comet_Tracer@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y
W late stage capitalism. DON'T THREATEN DADDY BEZOS PROFITS!
sunzu2@thebrainbin.org · 10 pts · 1y
gadfly1999@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 1y
Maybe Bozos should have donated more money to trump’s inauguration.
naught101@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Don't lots of places in the US show the full breakdown of takes on every receipt? I remember that from travelling through some south western states...