“Hostile and Political Act” – White House Criticizes Amazon For Alleged Plan To Include Tariff Prices For Products

White House officials blasted Amazon for reportedly planning to display ‘tariff prices’ next to the total cost for products on its website.

“I just got off the phone with the president about the Amazon announcement. This is a hostile and political act by Amazon,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

“Why didn’t Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked inflation to the highest level in 40 years?” she continued.

“As Reuters recently wrote, Amazon has partnered with a Chinese propaganda arm,” she added.

WATCH:

WOW! Karoline Leavitt just ROASTED Amazon for announcing they’ll be showing “tariff prices” next to products

“This is a HOSTILE and POLITICAL action by Amazon. Why didn’t Amazon do this when Biden hiked inflation to the highest level in 40 years?!

As Reuters reported, Amazon… pic.twitter.com/jXcjEXTJDA

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 29, 2025

Per CNBC:

Shares of the online retail giant founded by Jeff Bezos dropped more than 2% in premarket trading immediately following the remarks.

An Amazon spokesperson told CNBC later Tuesday morning that the company was only ever considering listing tariff charges on some products for Amazon Haul, its budget-focused shopping section.

“The team that runs our ultra low cost Amazon Haul store has considered listing import charges on certain products,” the spokesperson said. “This was never a consideration for the main Amazon site and nothing has been implemented on any Amazon properties.”

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in an X post called Amazon’s statement a “good move.”

Good move. https://t.co/MO9kCc0DXX

— Howard Lutnick (@howardlutnick) April 29, 2025

That was fast.

Statement from Amazon: “The team that runs our ultra low cost Amazon Haul store has considered listing import charges on certain products. This was never a consideration for the main Amazon site and nothing has been implemented on any Amazon properties.”

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) April 29, 2025

Axios reports:

Amazon spokesperson Tim Doyle told Axios in a statement that while “[t]he team that runs our ultra low cost Amazon Haul store has considered the idea of listing import charges on certain products,” it was “never a consideration for the main Amazon site and nothing has been implemented on any Amazon properties.”

Punchbowl reported Tuesday that Amazon would soon show how much of an item’s cost is due to tariffs next to the total listed price.

CEOs of three of the nation’s biggest retailers (Walmart, Target and Home Depot) also recently warned Trump his policies could hurt supply chains, empty shelves and increase prices, Axios’ Marc Caputo and Ben Berkowitz reported.

That pressure coincided with the White House softening its tone on trade talks with China.

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