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Amazon (AMZN) will reportedly display the price increase associated with US President Trump's tariffs. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt at a press briefing alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Amazon showing consumers the price increase tied to tariffs is "a hostile and political act" by the e-commerce giant. Leavitt tells reporters that she "will not speak to the president's relationships with Jeff Bezos," the Amazon founder who attended the president's inauguration. The Washington Post later reported that the company had debated making the move on its low-cost Amazon Haul site, not its main website.
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This post has been updated to reflect new reporting.
