Amazon backs off displaying tariff costs after Trump called Jeff Bezos to complain

Published April 29, 2025 2:08pm ET



Amazon, the e-commerce retailer, backed down from potentially displaying “import charges” on its websites after President Donald Trump called founder Jeff Bezos on Tuesday morning to complain.

A source familiar with the phone call told the Washington Examiner that Trump and Bezos spoke after the president was informed about a report from Punchbowl News that Amazon would display the increased prices due to tariffs.

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