President Trump told reporters before departing the White House on Tuesday that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos “did the right thing” and is a “good guy” amid a reversal on their plan to display tariff costs on their webpage.
This came after Bezos received a call from the President.
As The Gateway Pundit reported earlier, Amazon backtracked on a reported plan to display how much President Trump’s tariffs supposedly add to the price of each product on the website to avoid blame for any rising prices.
The denial came after White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt moved the stock market with a scathing rebuke of Amazon and a call for Americans to buy American goods. “This is a hostile and political act by Amazon,” Leavitt said, attacking the retail giant for not doing this “when the Biden administration hiked inflation to the highest level in 40 years.” She then described the move as “not surprising,” highlighting Amazon’s new partnership with “a Chinese propaganda arm.”
The Gateway Pundit reported earlier that Amazon downplayed their plan, saying the consideration was only in place for the Amazon Haul store but not the main retail website. Now, Amazon says they “never approved” a plan, and it’s “not going to happen.”
BREAKING: Bezos Backtracks — Denies Reports that Amazon will Display China Tariff Costs on All Chinese Products After Stock Price Dip
Per CNBC, President Trump called Bezos personally after the White House press briefing on Tuesday about the reports, which led to Amazon backing down.
President Trump was asked about his phone call before leaving the White House on Tuesday.
WATCH:
Trump: Hello everybody, we’re going to a great state that we won very big, Michigan, and we’re going to have an Air Force base that’s not going to be closing; we’re going to keep it open for the people of Michigan and for our country. And I look forward to it.
Reporter: How did your call with Jeff Bezos go?
Trump: Great. Jeff Bezos was very nice. He was terrific. He solved the problem very quickly, and he did the right thing, and he’s a good guy.
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