The move was initially reported by Punchbowl News, which cited a “person familiar with the plan.” Leavitt was furious with the largest online retailer in the world and accused them of being biased.
She questioned why Amazon hadn’t taken this action when the Biden administration raised inflation to its greatest level in four decades.
The president personally called Jeff Bezos to express his displeasure with the proposal, two senior White House sources told CNN.
A representative for Amazon told Reuters that while they had considered the concept, they had no plans to implement the tariff marking on their website.
