White House slams Amazon over display of tariff costs: ‘Hostile and political action’

Published April 29, 2025 10:08am ET



White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt excoriated Amazon over its decision to display the costs tariffs add to consumer purchases on its website.

The added “import charges” on Amazon’s websites conflict with President Donald Trump‘s claims that his “Liberation Day” tariffs, many of which are on a 90-day pause, would not be passed on to the public through higher prices or inflation.

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