The Trump administration took aim at Amazon over a Tuesday report claiming the e-commerce retailer would display the added cost of tariffs to its site.
00:00This is a hostile and political act by Amazon.
00:04The White House is coming down on Amazon over a report that claimed the online retailer will start showing how much Trump's tariffs affect the price of its products.
00:12However, Amazon says the report was inaccurate and never a consideration for the main Amazon site.
00:18The Tuesday report from Punchbowl News said Amazon planned to show the impact of tariffs right next to the product's total listed price, according to a person familiar with the plans.
00:28But an Amazon spokesperson told Fortune that the company is only considered such a move for a new Temu-like section of the Amazon Hall website that just launched six months ago.
00:38Amazon later followed up with a new, more definitive statement from a separate spokesperson making it clear the idea was never approved.
00:45Prior to the company's clarification, White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt slammed Amazon over the report.
00:52And I would also add that it's not a surprise because as Reuters recently wrote, Amazon has partnered with a Chinese propaganda arm.
01:01So this is another reason why Americans should buy American.
01:05Like many other retailers, especially those advertising discount prices like Shein or Temu, Amazon is particularly vulnerable to Trump's proposed reciprocal tariffs.
