This time, Trump is targeting the Washington Post, owned by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Trump said on Twitter: 'False News' The Washington Post, Amazon's 'Chief' The lobbyist's had a false title again. ' Trump's remarks focused on an article published by the Washington Post earlier today about China-US trade frictions.
Last Thursday, Trump stated on Twitter: “Before the election, I expressed my concerns about Amazon. Unlike other companies, Amazon pays only a small amount of taxes to the states and local governments. Taxes. Moreover, Amazon also uses our postal system as its courier, which has caused huge losses to the United States and led to the bankruptcy of a large number of retailers.
Last Saturday, Trump once again said on Twitter: 'There are reports that the US Postal Service's delivery of Amazon's parcels has an average loss of $1.50 per order, which amounts to billions of dollars in total. This mechanism of the US Post Office must stop and Amazon must now Pay the fees and taxes that should be paid.'
On Monday, Trump fired Twitter through Twitter, claiming that the U.S. post office 'lost money' for delivering parcels for Amazon. He said: 'Only fools or even stupid people will say that the post office that is losing money will be because of Amazon's business. And to make money. They lose money, and this situation will change. Moreover, serious taxpayers, and a lot of US retailers that are paying for one point, are closing down, which is an unfair competitive environment.'
On Tuesday, Trump also said that Amazon's business is causing taxpayers to suffer a 'billion-dollar' loss because the company delivered parcels through the U.S. General Post Office, and the fees charged by the U.S. Postal Service are state-subsidized. Rumpe said on Twitter: 'Amazon made the US Postal Service act as their courier, causing the latter to suffer heavy losses. Amazon should pay these fees, and it should not be allowed by American taxpayers.'
In fact, Trump's 'prejudices' on Amazon has been a long time ago. As early as February 2016, when Trump was still running for the presidency of the United States, he said: 'If I win the US election, there will be trouble for Amazon. In May of the same year, Trump accused the Amazon of 'serious antitrust issues'.
In June last year, Trump accused Twitter of failing to pay Internet taxes on Twitter. In August, Trump once again said: 'Amazon has done tremendous harm to tax-paying retailers. The entire US township, cities, and states are hurt. Many job opportunities are losing. '
Just the day before Trump made five consecutive attacks on Amazon, on March 28, foreign media quoted five sources as saying that Trump’s rich friends had told him that Amazon was destroying their business. It is killing traditional large shopping malls and physical retail stores, and Trump also holds the same view. To this end, Trump is already considering changing Amazon's tax treatment, and whether it can punish the Amazon through anti-monopoly law.