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Boston Herald
Boston Herald
29 Apr 2025
Joe Dwinell


NextImg:White House slams Amazon over ‘hostile and political act’ by listing tariff surcharge

Amazon was blasted today, and it had nothing to do with SpaceX.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt seized the microphone at a press briefing on tariffs to say Amazon’s decision to add a button listing the cost of an item due to a Trump tariff was a “hostile and political act.”

“Why didn’t Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked inflation to the highest level in 40 years?” she said, adding she had just gotten off the phone with President Donald Trump on Amazon’s move.

She accused Amazon boss Jeff Bezos of partnering with a “Chinese propaganda arm.”

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent let Leavitt field that question while he said deals are being negotiated — especially with India — to iron out trade deals. He stressed 17 countries are coming to the table, but the 18th — China — is going to be set aside in its own category.

He did not announce any new deals today.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy recently said the tariffs President Trump left in place could result in higher prices, according to published reports. He told CNBC that Amazon has done some “strategic forward inventory buys” to try to keep prices in line.

But Leavitt said this morning adding a disclaimer blaming a price hike on a tariff is political stunt.

The New York Post is reporting that nearly 1,000 products sold on Amazon have seen price increases since mid-April, as US tariffs on Chinese imports ripple through the retail sector.