White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a news article on Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. (Mandel Ngan/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)

“This is a hostile and political act by Amazon,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. “Why didn’t Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked inflation to the highest level in 40 years.” Leavitt declined to speak regarding Trump’s relationship with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.