Trump reportedly complained to Bezos about Amazon’s tariff plan

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. President Donald Trump called Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to complain after a Punchbowl News report suggested the online marketplace planned on displaying the cost of tariffs next to product prices. White House officials told CNN that Trump called Bezos “shortly after” receiving information about the report. Before Amazon publicly commented on the report, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called Amazon’s rumored move a “hostile and political act” during a press briefing on Tuesday. Amazon spokesperson Tim Doyle later told The Verge that Amazon only “considered” adding the tariff breakdown to items sold within Haul, a hub for ultra-cheap products shipped directly from manufacturers in China. “The team that runs our ultra low cost Amazon Haul store considered the idea of listing import charges on certain products,” Doyle said. “T ... Read full article.