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White House-Amazon Spat Culminates in Trump Calling Bezos 'Very Nice'
Apparently, Trump doesn't think consumers need to know what the reason is for the higher cost of a product.
A HIDDEN TAX is just OK with them. I guess they think consumers will be mad at the companies selling the products, not Trump for jacking on a high tax for everything imported.
Bezos Caves:
The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, attacked the retail giant over a report that suggested Amazon would highlight tariff-related price increases. Amazon said it was “not going to happen.”
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, came out swinging in her press briefing on Tuesday morning, accusing Amazon of being “hostile and political” after a report — disputed by the company — from Punchbowl News saying that the online retail giant would start displaying the exact cost of tariff-related price increases alongside all its products. -NYT