President Donald Trump called Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Tuesday morning to complain about a news report that said the e-commerce giant would display the costs of the administration’s new tariffs to consumers, according to two people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe the private conversation.
Amazon disputed the news report. In an emailed statement, company spokesman Tim Doyle said the team that runs Haul, Amazon’s low-cost Temu competitor, "has considered listing import charges on certain products." But it "was never a consideration for the main Amazon site, and nothing has been implemented on any Amazon properties," he said. In an updated statement later, the company said that "this was never approved and is not going to happen."
Punchbowl News reported early Tuesday that Amazon would display the costs, citing an unnamed source. At a joint news conference Tuesday with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said she "just got off the phone" with Trump about Amazon’s reported plans and strongly criticized the company.
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