Trump's War With Amazon and the Washington Post Is Personal

With White House staff departures and diminished roles for thems that remain, there's just one star in the Trump administration—a situation President Trump is obviously enjoying. And his new freedom is used to focus ever more closely on his perceived enemies and obsessions. Amazon, whose owner, Jeff Bezos, also owns The Washington Post, is currently the main target. President Trump is discussing ways to escalate his Twitter attacks on Amazon to further damage the company. President Trump wants the Post Office to increase Amazon’s shipping costs. When President Trump previously discussed the idea inside the White Hose, Gary Cohn had explained that Amazon is a benefit to the Postal Service, which has seen mail volume plummet in the age of e-mail. Advisers are encouraging President Trump to cancel Amazon’s pending multi-billion contract with the Pentagon to provide cloud computing services. Another line of attack would be to encourage attorneys general in red states to open investigations into Amazon’s business practices. Even Trump’s allies acknowledge that much of what’s fueling Trump’s rage toward Amazon is that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post.