Trump Calls Bezos Over Amazon's Tariff Surcharge Labelling

President Donald Trump criticized Amazon's alleged plan to display the cost of US tariffs on its website.

The Details: Punchbowl News (not rated) reported on Tuesday that Amazon will soon “display how much of an item’s cost is derived from tariffs.” The anonymous report said that the company “doesn’t want to shoulder the blame for the cost of President Donald Trump’s trade war.” Trump reportedly called Amazon co-founder Jeff Bezos, describing him as a “good guy” who “solved the problem very quickly.” Amazon spokesperson Tim Doyle said that the issue of listing import charges on certain products was considered for the discount site, Haul, but it was “never approved and is not going to happen.”

For Context: In a press conference, Leavitt questioned, “Why didn't Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked inflation to the highest level in 40 years?” She also labeled the potential move a “hostile political act.”

How the Media Covered It: In response to Leavitt’s comment, Forbes (Center bias) wrote it’s “not exactly a one-for-one comparison” between tariffs and inflation, noting that inflation under Biden “was a confluence of several factors with uneven effects.” CNN (Left bias) said that Bezos “actively worked to cultivate a relationship with the president in his second term” and reported on the $1 million Amazon donated to Trump’s inauguration. New York Post (Lean Right bias) reported that Trump “credited Bezos and Zuckerberg for adjusting their companies’ policies in ways that align with his administration’s values” for the transformation of their “once-adversarial relationships.”

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