Trump Again Attacks Amazon, Says 'Lybbyist' Washignton Post Should 'Register'
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President Trump on Saturday continued to go after Amazon and The Washington Post.
President Trump took to Twitter Saturday morning and again lashed out at Amazon.
"It is reported that the U.S. Post Office will lose $1.50 on average for each package it delivers for Amazon. That amounts to Billions of Dollars," Trump tweeted.
The president then went on to slam the online retail giant's lobbying efforts as well as the Washington Post, which is owned by Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos.
"The Failing N.Y. Times reports that 'the size of the company's lobbying staff has ballooned,' and that does not include the Fake Washington Post, which is used as a 'lobbyist' and should so REGISTER," Trump wrote on Twitter. "If the P.O. 'increased its parcel rates, Amazon's shipping costs would rise by $2.6 Billion.' This Post Office scam must stop. Amazon must pay real costs (and taxes) now!"
Trump had tweeted about Amazon on Thursday as well.
"I have stated my concerns with Amazon long before the Election. Unlike others, they pay little or no taxes to state & local governments, use our Postal System as their Delivery Boy (causing tremendous loss to the U.S.), and are putting many thousands of retailers out of business!" the president wrote.
Media outlets have questioned some of Trump's assertions on the matter.
According to Vox, while the United States Postal Service is "bleeding money...delivering packages, it turns out, is a growth business, and it actually makes the Postal Service money."
Meanwhile, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters on Wednesday that "there aren't any specific policies on the table at this time" aimed at addressing the president's concerns about Amazon.
Even if Trump wanted to "go after" Amazon, the options available are unclear.
"The president has little clear authority to take action against the company. Some Amazon critics have suggested antitrust actions against the company, but the moves would need to come from the independent Federal Trade Commission or the Justice Department, where officials have promised to keep politics out of its corporate competition cases," according to the New York Times.
President Trump took to Twitter Saturday morning and again lashed out at Amazon.
"It is reported that the U.S. Post Office will lose $1.50 on average for each package it delivers for Amazon. That amounts to Billions of Dollars," Trump tweeted.
The president then went on to slam the online retail giant's lobbying efforts as well as the Washington Post, which is owned by Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos.
"The Failing N.Y. Times reports that 'the size of the company's lobbying staff has ballooned,' and that does not include the Fake Washington Post, which is used as a 'lobbyist' and should so REGISTER," Trump wrote on Twitter. "If the P.O. 'increased its parcel rates, Amazon's shipping costs would rise by $2.6 Billion.' This Post Office scam must stop. Amazon must pay real costs (and taxes) now!"
Trump had tweeted about Amazon on Thursday as well.
"I have stated my concerns with Amazon long before the Election. Unlike others, they pay little or no taxes to state & local governments, use our Postal System as their Delivery Boy (causing tremendous loss to the U.S.), and are putting many thousands of retailers out of business!" the president wrote.
Media outlets have questioned some of Trump's assertions on the matter.
According to Vox, while the United States Postal Service is "bleeding money...delivering packages, it turns out, is a growth business, and it actually makes the Postal Service money."
Meanwhile, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters on Wednesday that "there aren't any specific policies on the table at this time" aimed at addressing the president's concerns about Amazon.
Even if Trump wanted to "go after" Amazon, the options available are unclear.
"The president has little clear authority to take action against the company. Some Amazon critics have suggested antitrust actions against the company, but the moves would need to come from the independent Federal Trade Commission or the Justice Department, where officials have promised to keep politics out of its corporate competition cases," according to the New York Times.