The US President’s administration has responded with outrage to a report that online retailer Amazon was considering listing the added costs of tariffs on its products. The White House press secretary called it a “hostile and political act” by Amazon, and even got in touch with the company’s founder, Jeff Bezos, to try to silence the truth.
However, it appears that Amazon did indeed consider adding the cost of tariffs to product prices, as revealed in an early report on April 29. This would have shown American consumers that President Donald Trump’s tariffs are not, as he claimed, having no impact on their shopping bills.
The administration’s reaction suggests that they have been trying to avoid revealing the true cost of the tariffs, which economists and critics have long argued will increase prices for consumers. By responding with outrage and attempting to deny the report, the administration is now looking like it has something to hide.
Amazon has since clarified that the report was never approved, but its initial momentary lapse in transparency highlights the issue at hand. It seems that even the company itself can’t help but tell the truth when it comes to the impact of the president’s tariffs on consumers.
Source: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/04/29/amazon-tariff-display-cost-trump-bezos/83351689007