Trump admin lashes out as Amazon considers displaying tariff costs on its sites

This morning, Punchbowl News reported that Amazon was considering listing the cost of tariffs as a separate line item on its site, citing "a person familiar with the plan." Amazon later acknowledged that there had been internal discussions to that effect but only for its import-focused Amazon Haul sub-store and that the company didn't plan to actually list tariff prices for any items. "This was never approved and is not going to happen," reads Amazon's two-sentence statement. Amazon issued such a specific and forceful on-the-record denial in part because it had drawn the ire of the Trump administration. In a press briefing early this morning, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked a question about the report, which the administration responded to as though Amazon had made a formal announcement about the policy. "This is a hostile and political act by Amazon," Leavitt said, before blaming the Biden administration for high inflation and claiming that Amazon had "partne ... Read full article.