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Former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos tore into the White House Monday after a weekend of sparring on Twitter over President Joe Biden’s handling of the economy.
“Look, a squirrel! This is the White House’s statement about my recent tweets,” Bezos said in response to a White House statement addressing his earlier comments. “They understandably want to muddy the topic. They know inflation hurts the neediest the most. But unions aren’t causing inflation and neither are wealthy people. Remember the Administration tried…”
Look, a squirrel! This is the White House’s statement about my recent tweets. They understandably want to muddy the topic. They know inflation hurts the neediest the most. But unions aren’t causing inflation and neither are wealthy people. Remember the Administration tried… pic.twitter.com/GaMb3Kiu72
The White House had suggested Bezos was going after the Biden administration because of his own business interests Sunday.
“It doesn’t require a huge leap to figure out why one of the wealthiest individuals on Earth opposes an economic agenda for the middle class that cuts some of the biggest costs families face, fights inflation for the long haul, and adds to the historic deficit reduction the President is achieving by asking the richest taxpayers and corporations to pay their fair share,” the White House said in a statement to The Washington Post.
“It’s also unsurprising that this tweet comes after the President met with labor organizers, including Amazon employees,” the statement said.
Bezos had replied to Biden’s tweets over the weekend with criticism of his inflation plans and his handling of the econo... (Read more)
Tweets mentioned:
https://twitter.com/JeffBezos/status/1526239512958865409
https://twitter.com/JStein_WaPo/status/1526001383765417984
https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1525234935346483210
https://twitter.com/JeffBezos/status/1525309091970699265