White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says Amazon reportedly adding tariff pricing to each product on its site “is a hostile and political act by Amazon”

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CNBC 2025-04-29 Kevin Breuninger

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@bradchacos Brad Chacos on bluesky
Trump's tariffs are a hostile and political act against the American public. Every business should list tariff impacts on every receipt. — (Amazon never said they're doing this, to be clear.) [embedded post]
@jonzoidberg.xyz JonZoidberg on bluesky
Keep it up Amazon! Every storefront needs to do this! — Don't just call out the tariff, label it the TRUMP tariff! — Show everyone why shit costs so much more! Expose the lies! — www.cnbc.com/2025/04/29/w...
@harrymccracken@mastodon.social Harry McCracken on mastodon
Seems like a good idea on Amazon's part, and I CANNOT imagine why the White House would object. We all know that tariffs aren't passed on to American consumers! https://www.cnbc.com/...
@brendanpedersen Brendan Pedersen on x
WH Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt responds to Punchbowl News scoop today from @Dareasmunhoz and @BenBrodyDC on Amazon reflecting tariff prices “I just got off the phone with the president about Amazon's announcement. This is a hostile and political act by Amazon.”
@patricksvitek Patrick Svitek on x
.@PressSec on report that Amazon is displaying tariff costs for products: “This is a hostile and political act by Amazon”
@mehdirhasan Mehdi Hasan on x
This is hilarious. They're now going on the offensive against Amazon (again!) after having invited Bezos to sit behind Trump at the inauguration, after Bezos paid tens of millions of dollars for a Melania documentary and contributed to the inauguration fund. ‘Hostile’. Sure.
@trumpwarroom @trumpwarroom on x
.@PressSec addresses Amazon's political move to display tariffs next to prices, a practice absent during Biden-era inflation: “This is a hostile and political act by Amazon...It's not a surprise because, as Reuters recently wrote, Amazon has partnered with a Chinese propaganda [v…
@tomjchicago Tom Joseph on x
Amazon just announced they would show the cost of Trump's tariffs on each product. The White House is calling this a “hostile and political act.” Watch to see if Bezos puts customers first and keeps it, or pusses out and removes it.
@jenniferjjacobs Jennifer Jacobs on x
Amazon's decision to cite a Trump tariffs cost on products is a “hostile and political act,” @PressSec Karoline Leavitt says at White House press briefing. She says she just got off the phone with Trump about Amazon's announcement.
@joshdcaplan Josh Caplan on x
White House calls Amazon's decision to cite Trump tariffs cost on products a “hostile and political act.” “Why didn't Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked inflation to the highest level in 40 years?” [video]
@atrupar Aaron Rupar on x
REPORTER: Amazon will soon display a number next to the price of each product that shows how much the Trump tariffs are adding. Isn't that a perfect demonstration that it's the American consumer who is paying for these policies? LEAVITT: This is a hostile and political act by [vi…
@seanmdav Sean Davis on x
Amazon refuses to disclose where its products are manufactured, which tells you everything you need to know about who actually runs Amazon: China.
@lisaabramowicz1 Lisa Abramowicz on x
Amazon's plan to show the extra cost of goods due to tariffs is a “hostile act,” Trump's spokeswoman said. Amazon shares in response: [image]
@richardgrenell Richard Grenell on x
I want to have a button on @amazon that clearly gives me Made in America options - so Made in China is filtered out. @AmazonHelp
@0liviajulianna Olivia Julianna on x
How dare Amazon tell people the truth!
@rapidresponse47 @rapidresponse47 on x
.@PressSec reacts to Amazon's announcement on tariffs: “This is a hostile and political act by Amazon... It's not a surprise because, as Reuters recently wrote, Amazon has partnered with a Chinese propaganda arm... This is another reason Americans should buy American.” [video]
r/conservativeterrorism r on reddit
White House blasts Amazon over tariff cost report: ‘Hostile and political act’
r/Destiny r on reddit
Based Bezos
r/nottheonion r on reddit
White House blasts Amazon over tariff cost report: ‘Hostile and political act’
r/inflation r on reddit
White House blasts Amazon over tariff cost report: ‘Hostile and political act’
r/technology r on reddit
White House blasts Amazon over tariff cost report: ‘Hostile and political act’
r/democrats r on reddit
White House blasts Amazon over tariff cost report: ‘Hostile and political act’ | “Amazon will soon show consumers how much of an item's cost comes from tariffs.”
r/Fauxmoi r on reddit
White House Blasts Amazon For Displaying Tariff Costs, Calle It ‘A Hostile And Political Act’
r/LeopardsAteMyFace r on reddit
White House blasts Amazon over tariff cost report: ‘Hostile and political act’
r/StockMarket r on reddit
By openly tagging tariff costs onto consumer prices, Amazon sparked outrage within the Trump administration, which condemned the move as a bold, politically charged attack on trade policy
r/AnythingGoesNews r on reddit
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.
r/FreeSpeech r on reddit
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.
r/ABoringDystopia r on reddit
White House blasts Amazon over tariff cost report: ‘Hostile and political act’
r/TheBusinessMix r on reddit
White House blasts Amazon over tariff cost report: ‘Hostile and political act’
r/politics r on reddit
White House blasts Amazon over tariff cost report: ‘Hostile and political act’
@jstein_wapo Jeff Stein on x
New — Amazon Spox now saying this was never under consideration for the main Amazon website. Says Amazon Haul has considered listing import price duties on certain products
@jstein_wapo Jeff Stein on x
Amazon statement: “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.”
@edludlow Ed Ludlow on x
NEWS: Amazon has revised its earlier statement. New version “The team that runs our ultra low cost Amazon Haul store considered the idea of listing import charges on certain products. This was never approved and not going to happen.”- Amazon spokesman Last line: This was never
@kantrowitz Alex Kantrowitz on x
Punchbowl story on Amazon, sponsored by Amazon, isn't completely true, per Amazon. [image]
@jstein_wapo Jeff Stein on x
New statement from Amazon spokesman says: “This was never approved and not going to happen.” What had been under consideration was implementing this change for the Amazon Haul store, not the Amazon website
@vanillaopinions @vanillaopinions on x
jeff bezos rolled over like a dog
@coopercooperco @coopercooperco on x
lol Amazon already blinked
@jdcmedlock James Medlock on x
Cowards...
@tysonbrody Tyson Brody on x
Oh cowards, the White House was terrified. But Amazon has also been paying the Trump family millions via the Melania doc and putting the apprentice on prime so was kind of surprising they would show some spine on tariffs instead of sucking up.
@buccocapital @buccocapital on x
So the administration either: 1. Got it wrong 2. Is intimidating/threatening companies And now bragging about it. Cool. [image]
@howardlutnick Howard Lutnick on x
Good move.
@theo_wayt Theo Wayt on x
Amazon says this story is overblown and is limited to some items on Amazon Haul, its Temu competitor Makes sense, as Amazon doesn't have the data from merchants in the first place to calculate how tariffs are affecting their prices [image]
r/technology r on reddit
White House calls Amazon ‘hostile’ after report says it will label tariff price hikes
@cwebbonline.com Christopher Webb on bluesky
Amazon's trying to make sure they don't get the blame for higher prices, so they're passing the cost straight to you, and itemizing it. — Get ready: prices are going up! — punchbowl.news/article/tech...
@nataliegwinters Natalie Winters on x
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@petereharrell Peter Harrell on x
I've been betting that a number of companies will start showing a “tariff” line item on prices similar to the “sales tax” line item. And now here we are.
@delrey Jason Del Rey on x
This would be a very surprising move by Amazon based on how careful the company has been around tariff talking points and anything that might draw the ire of the Trump administration
@eastmond_andrew Andrew Eastmond on x
Absolutely, do it. Some people need to be educated on the actual “cost” of their vote last November. ECON 101 teaches some tough lessons at times, just like the stock market. No bs spin there
@scottlincicome Scott Lincicome on x
Excellent.
@ben_golub Ben Golub on x
Looks like they need to hire some economists specializing in pass-through estimation
@mattbruenig Matt Bruenig on x
funny and interesting
@brendan_duke Brendan Duke on x
Discussion of Amazon's new display in Oval Office senior staff meeting this morning. [image]
@bakari_sellers Bakari Sellers on x
Because Tariffs are a tax!
@brianstelter Brian Stelter on x
The White House @PressSec says this is a “hostile and political act” by Amazon
@bresreports John Bresnahan on x
.@PunchbowlNews AM today - New: Trump blocking more than $430B in fed funding, per Dems - Gaming out reconciliation - Scoop: Amazon to display Trump tariff costs on purchases - Schatz moves fast to lock up whip race - The Vault: McHenry lands at BGR Group https://punchbowl.news/.…
@deitaone @deitaone on x
🚨 WHITE HOUSE: AMAZON SHOWING TARIFFS ON EACH PRODUCT IS A HOSTILE AND POLITICAL ACT
@josephpolitano @josephpolitano on x
“Hey you can't just TELL PEOPLE about the obvious negative consequences of our policies”
@jstein_wapo Jeff Stein on x
Woah WH spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt condemns Amazon decision to label tariff price hikes as a “hostile and political action”
@dareasmunhoz Diego Areas Munhoz on x
NEWS: Amazon will soon display the tariff cost right next to each product's price on their website. The customer will be able to tell how much extra they are paying because of the tariffs. From me and @BenBrodyDC https://punchbowl.news/...
@jakesherman Jake Sherman on x
NEWS in @punchbowlnews AM: @amazon will start displaying how much of an item's cost is derived from tariffs - right next to the product's total listed price. https://punchbowl.news/...
r/wallstreetbets r on reddit
Amazon to display tariff costs for consumers
r/cars r on reddit
Wall Street Journal: Trump to Soften Blow of Automotive Tariffs
@alaynatreene Alayna Treene on x
“Of course he was pissed,” one of the officials, granted anonymity to speak candidly, told @CNN. “Why should a multi-billion-dollar company pass off costs to consumers?”
@gelliottmorris G Elliott Morris on x
Amazon is down 2% on the open after news that the President of the United States is upset at its private business decisions... What do you call a country where citizens and business leaders are afraid of retaliation by the executive if they don't publicly support his policies?
@alaynatreene Alayna Treene on x
The call came shortly after one of the senior officials phoned the president to inform him of the story The controversy comes as Trump & Bezos have grown increasingly close in recent months. Bezos often visits the West Wing when in Washington to meet with the president
@alaynatreene Alayna Treene on x
Soon after the call between Trump & Bezos, an Amazon spokesman released a statement clarifying the move wasn't considered for the main Amazon site but was considered for Amazon Haul The spox later sent CNN a revised stmt, adding: “This was never approved and not going to happen”

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