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Amazon scraps plan to list tariff costs after Trump official calls it ‘hostile, political act’
E-commerce giant says plan ‘never approved’ following White House complaint; Senate confirms David Perdue as US ambassador to China.
Amazon, the US e-commerce giant, on Tuesday ruled out instituting a plan to display tariff costs on its product listings after a report on the possible move drew an angry reaction from US President Donald Trump’s administration. Later on Tuesday, Trump said he had spoken with Amazon founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos: “He solved the problem very quickly, and he did the right thing, and it’s a good guy.” Amazon’s prompt action followed White House criticism of the company, with Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt calling the plan politically motivated and done in concert with China.
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