The White House is calling a report that Amazon plans to display the price that President Trump’s tariffs are adding to each product a “hostile and political act” by the online retailer.

Punchbowl News reported Tuesday that Amazon was adding a display of how much tariffs add to the cost of products next to the total listed price.

At a White House briefing, press secretary Karoline Leavitt says she spoke to Mr. Trump about the plan and when a reporter asked for reaction, she pounced on Amazon.

“This is another reason why Americans should buy American. It’s another reason why we’re on-shoring critical supply chains here at home to shore-up our own critical supply chain and boost our own manufacturing.”

When asked if Mr. Bezos is still a supporter of Mr. Trump, Ms. Leavitt replied, “I will not speak to the president’s relationship to Jeff Bezos but I will tell you this is certainly a hostile political action by Amazon.”

Trump-aligned press also attacked Amazon. A Breitbart post on X called it “treason” and claimed the company was siding with Communist China over the United States. 

Amazon quickly disputed the details of the report. It released a statement saying the team that runs its ultra low cost Amazon Haul store has considered listing import charges on certain products. “This was never approved and it is not going to happen,” Amazon spokesman Tim Doyle stated.

The Wall Street Journal later reported that Mr. Trump had called Mr. Bezos to raise concerns about the potential tariff listings.

Mr. Trump raised tariffs on Chinese goods to 145 percent this month, which will more than double the cost of goods if the total tariff increase is passed along to the consumer.

The tariffs are starting to affect Amazon’s business plans. Some third-party merchants are pulling out of Amazon’s Prime Day because the cost of China-made goods is making it harder to sell merchandise at discounts, Reuters reported.

Some of the sellers who normally participate say they are holding on to their goods to sell later at full price.

Also on Tuesday, UPS announced it is planning to cut 20,000 jobs because it is slashing the number of deliveries it makes for Amazon, its largest customer. It decided to suspend updates on its outlook for the year due to uncertainty over the current economic environment, the Wall Street Journal reported.