The White House went after Amazon on Tuesday in response to a report that the retail giant planned to add a tariff price sticker next to the price of items on its website — a change Amazon later denied was ever in the works.
“This is a hostile and political act by Amazon,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a press briefing. “Why didn’t Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked inflation to the highest level in 40 years? I would also add that it’s not a surprise, because, as Reuters recently wrote, Amazon has partnered with a Chinese propaganda arm.”
Punchbowl News reported Tuesday morning that Amazon would display the tariff cost front and center for customers.