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LiberalArkie

(18,047 posts)
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 09:10 AM Tuesday

White House blasts Amazon over tariff cost report: 'Hostile and political act

Source: CNBC

APR 29 20259:01 AM EDT

The White House on Tuesday slammed Amazon for reportedly planning to display the cost of President Donald 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.

The White House on Tuesday slammed Amazon
for reportedly planning to display the cost of President Donald 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.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/29/white-house-blasts-amazon-over-tariff-cost-report-hostile-and-political-act.html

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White House blasts Amazon over tariff cost report: 'Hostile and political act (Original Post) LiberalArkie Tuesday OP
Call it the Trump tax dalton99a Tuesday #1
Here is what they (WH) are saying from the NYT story. usaf-vet Tuesday #48
Boohoo. JBTaurus83 Tuesday #2
The present WH, AG, DOJ, et al.,................. Lovie777 Tuesday #3
To see these dangerous fascist bullies Dr. T Tuesday #24
Reminds me of a Jack Nicholson/Tom Cruise moment truthisfreedom Tuesday #4
Oh good Lord James48 Tuesday #5
125% it goes up to 175% for certain categories of items from china getagrip_already Tuesday #27
Sunshine is a great disinfectant. C_U_L8R Tuesday #6
Like that ultraviolet light he wanted to kill Covid truthisfreedom Tuesday #13
Funny how everything is a political act or a hoax except when it comes from the TSF regime. sinkingfeeling Tuesday #7
LOL...Trump trashing you Bezo's after all that MONEY you threw at him. Bwahahahahhahaha!! Bengus81 Tuesday #8
And forcing him to put that Melania movie and Trump's Apprentice show on Amazon. travelingthrulife Tuesday #10
Poor Jeffy. It's like that million dollar donation he made for the inauguration doesn't mean squat anymore. tanyev Tuesday #9
Is bezos growing some hair? Marthe48 Tuesday #11
It's Bezos versus Bozos. nt Xipe Totec Tuesday #12
don't you worry, he will scurry back into his sycophant hole quickly. Javaman Tuesday #21
I have no doubt Marthe48 Tuesday #22
Yep, it's "hostile and political" to show that TFG is the biggest liar in American political history William Seger Tuesday #14
Oh, somebody call a waaambulance for the poor wittle snowflakes ms liberty Tuesday #15
The White House is putting on a show and only want to look good, so they're upset about any transparency. surfered Tuesday #16
Information wants to be free ClaudetteCC Tuesday #17
Gee Bezos Keepthesoulalive Tuesday #18
So with trump Mtnmama Tuesday #19
So spake Karoline Goebbels-Leavitt, Reich Minister of Propaganda and Public Enlightenment. Tarzanrock Tuesday #20
A belated welcome to DU. Ilsa Tuesday #23
She is a timms139 Tuesday #35
The Trump regime has issuses with truth Ohioboy Tuesday #25
Free country, last I checked. bif Tuesday #26
She says "hostile and political act" robbob Tuesday #28
So Baghdad Barbie doesn't want retailers to explain why their prices suddenly doubled? Ocelot II Tuesday #29
The trump tax should be on every display & online picture. Delmette2.0 Tuesday #49
If they don't like 'hostile political acts' they should stop using politics to act hostilely Attilatheblond Tuesday #30
Bezos donated to Don the Con...but now it's impacting him. I'll take this small step to call out these ridiculous and iluvtennis Tuesday #31
They have to hide what they are doing. bronxiteforever Tuesday #32
Time to deport Bezos nilram Tuesday #33
This will not happen, Bezos will cave. Fil1957 Tuesday #34
Are they sending Bezos to El Salvador? IronLionZion Tuesday #36
Transparency, disclosing facts and truth is now a hostile and political act. surfered Tuesday #37
Yes...why yes it is! They never stop PortTack Tuesday #38
Sales taxes and hotel/motel taxes are disclosed surfered Tuesday #39
So...mr bezos how'd that million dollar contribution work for ya? Billionaire or not, can't buy a lying narcissist PortTack Tuesday #40
Our oligarchs are finding out that the Stephen Miller administration has no loyalty to anyone, probably especially LiberalArkie Tuesday #43
WAIT one god dang minute! He's been boasting about his great tariff's nearly every other day. Why wouldn't he want this? chowder66 Tuesday #41
His beautiful tariffs are supposed Tree Lady Tuesday #42
Yes....It's the stupid leading the stupid strategy. chowder66 Tuesday #44
Unfortunately, it turns out that this report was only partly accurate HighFired49 Tuesday #45
What is the WH whining about, remember, republianmushroom Tuesday #46
All that bending the knee bought you what, Jeff? maxsolomon Tuesday #47
No accountability. K&R. Exp Tuesday #50
Only the White House is permitted to engage in hostile political acts. Trust_Reality Tuesday #51

usaf-vet

(7,477 posts)
48. Here is what they (WH) are saying from the NYT story.
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 01:22 PM
Tuesday
There’s a fresh spat brewing between the White House and Amazon.

Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, on Tuesday accused the online retail giant of being “hostile and political,” citing a report — disputed by Amazon — from Punchbowl News saying that the company would start displaying the exact cost of tariff-related price increases alongside its products.

Displaying the import fees would have made clear to American consumers that they are shouldering the cost of President Trump’s tariff policies rather than China, as he and his top officials have often claimed would be the case.

JBTaurus83

(297 posts)
2. Boohoo.
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 09:12 AM
Tuesday

Anyone with common sense would do this if they ran a business. There is a lot of sticker shock about to come down the pipeline, and I highly doubt these companies will want the blame for it. It is a tax.

Lovie777

(18,230 posts)
3. The present WH, AG, DOJ, et al.,.................
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 09:14 AM
Tuesday

are hostile to anything regarding freedom, rights, free speech, democracy, etc.

General caring and love for country and her people.

Dr. T

(211 posts)
24. To see these dangerous fascist bullies
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 10:30 AM
Tuesday

crying foul is somewhere between hilarious and pathetic.

James48

(4,812 posts)
5. Oh good Lord
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 09:26 AM
Tuesday

You can’t hide a 125% tax.

He put it in place without authorization from Congress- then it needs to have his name all over it

getagrip_already

(17,702 posts)
27. 125% it goes up to 175% for certain categories of items from china
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 10:40 AM
Tuesday

And most of amazon merch comes from china. So the tarrifs will range from 147% to 175% for most items, or components of them.

Bengus81

(8,739 posts)
8. LOL...Trump trashing you Bezo's after all that MONEY you threw at him. Bwahahahahhahaha!!
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 09:32 AM
Tuesday

FAFO boy...................

travelingthrulife

(2,171 posts)
10. And forcing him to put that Melania movie and Trump's Apprentice show on Amazon.
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 09:36 AM
Tuesday

They all deserve each other.

tanyev

(46,226 posts)
9. Poor Jeffy. It's like that million dollar donation he made for the inauguration doesn't mean squat anymore.
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 09:33 AM
Tuesday

Marthe48

(20,551 posts)
11. Is bezos growing some hair?
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 09:47 AM
Tuesday

I'm avoiding spending money online or in person, but this drama is fun to know about

Javaman

(63,735 posts)
21. don't you worry, he will scurry back into his sycophant hole quickly.
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 10:23 AM
Tuesday

and issue an apology for a mistake of some kind of fabrication.

William Seger

(11,569 posts)
14. Yep, it's "hostile and political" to show that TFG is the biggest liar in American political history
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 09:59 AM
Tuesday

ms liberty

(10,160 posts)
15. Oh, somebody call a waaambulance for the poor wittle snowflakes
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 10:05 AM
Tuesday

Who don't know wtf they're doing but want to dish it out when they can't take it.

surfered

(6,468 posts)
16. The White House is putting on a show and only want to look good, so they're upset about any transparency.
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 10:07 AM
Tuesday

Ignore the cost of tariffs, pay no attention to COVID, and whatever you do, don't look up!. Our Dear Leader will only bring us butterflies and rainbows, after he makes 18 holes-in-one on his golf course.

ClaudetteCC

(56 posts)
17. Information wants to be free
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 10:14 AM
Tuesday

What an odd thing to complain about.
Maybe this will make it easier to know nation of origin on their products which often seems hidden or not presented.

Keepthesoulalive

(1,233 posts)
18. Gee Bezos
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 10:15 AM
Tuesday

Kissing his fat rump , donating millions to his campaign and turning the Post into fish wrap didn’t help your business in fact it hurt it. He turns on everyone, he has no loyalty to anyone. I hope you suffer because you helped him destroy this country to save a few bucks in taxes and to deregulate business.

Mtnmama

(20 posts)
19. So with trump
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 10:16 AM
Tuesday

Being truthful and transparent is a "hostile and political" action? Sounds like your typical dictator language.

Tarzanrock

(774 posts)
20. So spake Karoline Goebbels-Leavitt, Reich Minister of Propaganda and Public Enlightenment.
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 10:21 AM
Tuesday

Hmm, price transparency is now a "hostile political act" under the dictatorial rule of Kim Jong don so said Karoline Goebbels-Leavitt, Reich Minister of Propaganda and Public Enlightenment. What a collection of disingenuous, prevaricating, lying criminal assholes spewing complete bullshit to try to support a failed and fucked-up, utterly non-workable and totally insane economics tariff plan which only a "fucking moron" could/would believe to be viable. Losers!

Ilsa

(62,735 posts)
23. A belated welcome to DU.
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 10:29 AM
Tuesday

I'd call F47 a whiny bitch, but that's not fair to bitches. Great job title for Leavitt.

Ocelot II

(124,499 posts)
29. So Baghdad Barbie doesn't want retailers to explain why their prices suddenly doubled?
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 10:48 AM
Tuesday

Are they going after Wal-Mart and Target and every other business that sells imported products and lists the tariff separately? How is that any different from the common practice of listing a state sales tax on a receipt? If you buy something from Amazon now, the state sales tax is listed. Why not the tariff, which is also a sales tax?

Delmette2.0

(4,337 posts)
49. The trump tax should be on every display & online picture.
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 02:02 PM
Tuesday

People know what their state and local sale tax is so they know about how much to expect. With the trump tax we won't know how how much of the price is retail and how much is trump tax.
I think listing the trump tax will save the retailers a lot of head aches with customers who have not been paying attention. My guess of the number of unaware citizens is about 1/3 of the population.

Attilatheblond

(5,758 posts)
30. If they don't like 'hostile political acts' they should stop using politics to act hostilely
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 10:55 AM
Tuesday

This group has take the GOP mindset that an uneven playing field is fine and built this lie that only they can engage in political power. They are gonna find out there are people with spines who will not be cowed.

iluvtennis

(21,172 posts)
31. Bezos donated to Don the Con...but now it's impacting him. I'll take this small step to call out these ridiculous and
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 10:57 AM
Tuesday

UNNECESSARY tariffs.

IronLionZion

(48,651 posts)
36. Are they sending Bezos to El Salvador?
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 11:44 AM
Tuesday

Their idiotic presser still blames "Biden inflation" and regulations and taxes. As if tariffs aren't taxes.

They don't want consumers to know why prices are increasing. They are still hoping MAGAts won't find out who is paying tariffs.

PortTack

(35,613 posts)
40. So...mr bezos how'd that million dollar contribution work for ya? Billionaire or not, can't buy a lying narcissist
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 11:49 AM
Tuesday

LiberalArkie

(18,047 posts)
43. Our oligarchs are finding out that the Stephen Miller administration has no loyalty to anyone, probably especially
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 11:53 AM
Tuesday

to those who thought they could buy their way into what the right used to call "New World Order". If Bezos had just given a few million to Miller it might have been different.

chowder66

(10,478 posts)
41. WAIT one god dang minute! He's been boasting about his great tariff's nearly every other day. Why wouldn't he want this?
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 11:50 AM
Tuesday

This tells anyone with two ears everything you need to know.

Tree Lady

(12,375 posts)
42. His beautiful tariffs are supposed
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 11:52 AM
Tuesday

To give us no federal tax if we make less than 200k in his world not showing us how everything costs more than we pay in tax.

HighFired49

(409 posts)
45. Unfortunately, it turns out that this report was only partly accurate
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 12:02 PM
Tuesday
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/amazon-denies-it-was-ever-going-to-highlight-trump-driven-price-hikes-after-white-house-lashes-out/https://www.mediaite.com/politics/amazon-denies-it-was-ever-going-to-highlight-trump-driven-price-hikes-after-white-house-lashes-out/
"In a statement to the Washington Post’s Jeff Stein, Amazon, however, made clear the massive online retailer had no such plans. Amazon’s statement read, “The 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.”

republianmushroom

(19,690 posts)
46. What is the WH whining about, remember,
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 12:05 PM
Tuesday

they said China would be paying for it. (Like Mexico would be paying for the wall, his first term)
Were they lying to us ?

maxsolomon

(36,456 posts)
47. All that bending the knee bought you what, Jeff?
Tue Apr 29, 2025, 01:05 PM
Tuesday

You wound up in the same place as if you'd done nothing, and now you have to grovel again.

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