{"id":354826,"date":"2018-04-01T19:35:01","date_gmt":"2018-04-01T18:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-trump-turns-up-the-heat-on-jeff-bezos-in-furious-two-pronged-twitter-attack\/"},"modified":"2018-04-01T19:35:01","modified_gmt":"2018-04-01T18:35:01","slug":"prison-planet-com-trump-turns-up-the-heat-on-jeff-bezos-in-furious-two-pronged-twitter-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-trump-turns-up-the-heat-on-jeff-bezos-in-furious-two-pronged-twitter-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Prison Planet.com \u00bb Trump turns up the heat on Jeff Bezos in furious two-pronged Twitter attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>      <!-- START CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-5565205\/Trump-blasts-Amazon-Post-Office-taxes-taking-swipe-fake-news-media.html\"><strong>Daily Mail<\/strong><\/a><br \/>April 1, 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">President\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0hit out at Amazon again Saturday\u00a0calling its business deal with the U.S. Postal Service to deliver packages a money-losing agreement that hurts U.S. taxpayers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In tweets Saturday, Trump said \u2018the U.S. Post Office will lose $1.50 on average for each package it delivers for Amazon. That amounts to Billions of Dollars.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He added: \u2018If the P.O. \u2018increased its parcel rates, Amazon\u2019s shipping costs would rise by $2.6 Billion.\u2019 This Post Office scam must stop. Amazon must pay real costs (and taxes) now!\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Amazon has been a consistent recipient of Trump\u2019s ire. He is sore in part because its founder, Jeff Bezos, owns The Washington Post, which Trump has labeled \u2018fake news\u2019 after the newspaper reported unfavorable developments during his campaign and presidency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Earlier this week, Trump took a similar aim at Amazon, again over Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">While we are on the subject, it is reported that the U.S. Post Office will lose $1.50 on average for each package it delivers for Amazon. That amounts to Billions of Dollars. The Failing N.Y. Times reports that \u201cthe size of the company\u2019s lobbying staff has ballooned,\u201d and that\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/980063581592047617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2026does not include the Fake Washington Post, which is used as a \u201clobbyist\u201d and should so  REGISTER. If the P.O. \u201cincreased its parcel rates, Amazon\u2019s shipping costs would rise by $2.6 Billion.\u201d This Post Office scam must stop. Amazon must pay real costs (and taxes) now!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald J. 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