Trump also claimed last year that Amazon was not paying internet taxes. He also slammed The Washington Post as “fake news.”
The #AmazonWashingtonPost, sometimes referred to as the guardian of Amazon not paying internet taxes (which they should) is FAKE NEWS!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 28, 2017
In addition, he questioned whether the newspaper is a “lobbyist weapon” to keep politicians from looking into Amazon and its no-tax monopoly.” Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of the e-commerce giant owns the newspaper.
Is Fake News Washington Post being used as a lobbyist weapon against Congress to keep Politicians from looking into Amazon no-tax monopoly?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 25, 2017
In 2015, Trump suggested that Amazon’s stock would “crash” and “crumble like a paper bag” if the company had to pay fair taxes.
The @washingtonpost, which loses a fortune, is owned by @JeffBezos for purposes of keeping taxes down at his no profit company, @amazon.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 7, 2015
