Let them eat tariffs: Trump White House rejects blame for rising prices

Published May 30, 2025 6:02am ET



“A hostile and political act.” Those were the words White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt used in a late April briefing to discuss something Amazon was reportedly considering.

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