“This was never a consideration for the main Amazon site,” the company said.
To mark 100 days in office, President Donald Trump on Tuesday night will hold a rally in Michigan.
Trump will also sit down exclusively with ABC News on Tuesday for the first broadcast interview marking this milestone of his second term. It will air on ABC at 8 p.m. ET.
The first three months of Trump’s second term have been defined by his sweeping changes to the federal government and his implementation of tariffs against virtually all U.S. trade partners.
An Amazon spokesperson, in a new statement, pushed back on a report that the company was planning to show consumers how much a product’s cost comes from tariffs. The report prompted pushback from the White House, with press secretary Karoline Leavitt calling such a move a “hostile and political act.”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a news article on Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, April 29, 2025.
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“The team that runs our ultra low cost Amazon Haul store has considered the idea of listing import charges on certain products,” the spokesperson said. “Teams discuss ideas all the time. This was never a consideration for the main Amazon site and nothing has been implemented on any Amazon properties.”
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called for Americans to “trust” in President Donald Trump’s economic policies. During the press briefing on Trump’s 100th day in office, the White House aimed to highlight Trump’s vision even when pressed by reporters in the room about the impacts of tariffs.
“I would say trust in President Trump. There’s a reason he was reelected to this office. It’s because of the historic success of his economic formula in the first term,” Leavitt said Tuesday.
Polls show the majority of Americans have fears of a recession. In a new ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll. 73% of respondents said the economy is in bad shape, 53% said it’s gotten worse since Trump took office and 41% said their own finances have worsened.
Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, April 29, 2025.
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Leavitt and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a tax reduction from Congressional action will also help alleviate Americans’ fears. When asked about uncertainty on businesses, Bessent said “I think that what we’re seeing is that business leaders, they’ve gone into a pause, and I think we’re going to give them great certainty on this tax bill.”
–ABC News’ Justin Gomez and Michelle Stoddart
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Amazon is reportedly planning to display tariff costs for consumers, prompting public pushback from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday.
“I just got off the phone with the president about Amazon’s announcement. This is a hostile and political act by Amazon,” Leavitt told reporters at a press briefing.
Asked if Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is still a supporter of Trump, Leavitt responded: “Look, I will not speak to the president’s relationships with Jeff Bezos, but I will tell you that this is certainly a hostile and political action by Amazon.”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt joined by Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent, holds a news article on Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, April 29, 2025.
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President Donald Trump will visit Michigan on Tuesday, where he is expected to deliver some tariff relief to U.S. automakers.
“This deal is a major victory for the President’s trade policy by rewarding companies who manufacture domestically, while providing runway to manufacturers who have expressed their commitment to invest in America and expand their domestic manufacturing,” Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick said in a statement provided by the White House to ABC News.
An administration official confirmed that the 25% tariff on finished foreign-made cars and parts will remain, but Tuesday’s announcement will prevent tariffs from stacking on top of other tariffs Trump has imposed, such as steel and aluminum.
President Donald Trump looks on, on the day he welcomes the Super Bowl LIX winner, NFL champion Philadelphia Eagles on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., April 28, 2025.
The move will be retroactive, meaning manufacturers will be reimbursed for the tariffs they’ve already paid.
Trump’s 25% tariff on foreign auto parts goes into effect on Saturday and automakers will also be reimbursed for those tariffs up to an amount equal to 3.75% of the value of a U.S.-made car for one year. Reimbursement would fall to 2.5% of the car’s value in a second year, and then completely phased out altogether.
The move is aimed at giving automakers time to move their supply chains for parts back to the U.S.
“President Trump is building an important partnership with both the domestic automakers and our great American workers,” Lutnick also said in the statement.
–ABC News’ Justin Gomez
