Friday, May 13, 2016

Trump accuses Bezos of using the Washington Post to avoid taxes

Politico reports:
Donald Trump is done with Jeff Bezos.

In an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Thursday night, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee alleged that the Amazon founder uses the Washington Post to secure tax benefits for his company.

“Every hour we’re getting calls from reporters from The Washington Post asking ridiculous questions and I will tell you, this is owned as a toy by Jeff Bezos, who controls Amazon,” Trump said in response to Hannity's question about how the paper has assigned some 20 reporters to dig deep into his life.

Amazon is “getting away with murder, tax-wise,” said Trump. “He’s using the Washington Post for power so that the politicians in Washington don’t tax Amazon like they should be taxed."


The Donald attacks a "liberal billionaire".