Report: Trump Urged Postmaster General to Double Rates for Amazon, Others

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Source: Fortune

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President Donald Trump personally urged U.S. Postmaster General Megan Brennan to double the shipping rates for Amazon and other companies, according to a Washington Post report.

Brennan has not complied with these demands, citing preexisting contracts and the need for regulatory review, the report said. The Post said it spoke to three people with knowledge of the conversations, which took place both this year and in 2017.

On several occasions, Trump has complained on Twitter about Amazon and its relationship with the U.S. Postal Service, which delivers around 40% of Amazon packages during the final leg of their travel, according to the report. Critics say Trump’s real goal is to retaliate against Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos, who also owns the Washington Post, which the president has accused of being against him.

Read more: http://fortune.com/2018/05/18/trump-postmaster-general-double-rates-for-amazon/

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Vendetta, Bill of Attainder

and a dup thread

[no_hypocrisy]

2. If Trump were truly concerned about increasing the profits of the USPS,

he would have "urged" Congress to legislate that monies collected be re-directed from pre-funding the retirment funds of prospective workers who don't exist to the general accounting.

This is a mean-spirited vendetta against a man who has more wealth than Trump and who owns an instrument to criticize him at will.

[Blue_Adept]

3. With the general level of Amazon hate around here, I'm sure many will be conflicted by this.

He really does think he's dictator.

And the GOP is letting him get away with it. What precedent they're setting. It leaves me swinging between a Democratic president needs to bring things back in line to they need to go further than Trump and set shit straight.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

4. Further proof that Trump thinks like a dictator.

He clearly believes that everything should be done at the whim of the dictator, rather than in some coherent or legal way.

[djacq]

5. Abuse of Power from the Orange Clown

Excellent Friday’s episode of The Rachel Maddow Show.

[Mc Mike]

7. Saw that. The second article of impeachment against Nixon

was abusing the powers of the presidency and executive branch to go after his political enemies.

But Nixon kept it a big secret. This asshole tries to do it right out in the open.

[Progressive dog]

6. Just another day in the reign

of the psychopath tyrant.

[sellitman]

8. The Vendetta President

He is the ultimate Mobster. The Trump Crime Syndicate accepts only total submission.

How the fuck did we get here?

[FailureToCommunicate]

9. Trump, you should read Nixon's second article of impeachment. Oh, forgot, you don't

read.
Anything.

[teamster633]

10. While a move like this would be great for my pension...

...I choose to stand with my brothers at the post office...that's the difference between us and them...we care about the greater good...

[Botany]

11. Nixon 2.0

when does this madness stop?

[Paladin]

12. Impeachment, Special Delivery. (nt)

[thesquanderer]

13. Doubling the rate doesn't necessarily raise revenue...

...since the result could also be that Amazon ends up shipping far less through USPS and much more through UPS or whoever.

And so like Trump to just say "Double!" with no analysis, no actual evaluation of the numbers, or what the net effect of doubling would be compared to some other level of increase (or none at all).

[usaf-vet]

14. I have a question. Jeff Bezos is officially the riches man in the world.

Why does he put up with this $hit from the bully in the White House.
Why does he allow himself to be pushed around by a person who ONLY respects money.

WHY! doesn't he donate say 10,20,30 billion dollars to a fund legitimate candidates to clean out the GOP lead congress and the strangle hold they have on this country.

AMAZON.... Trump is illegally coming after you. Pull out your checkbook and "go for the jugular". Make him a pauper who will regret the day he attacked a richer man. Wipe the smirk off of his orange face.

Trump is ordering his Postmaster General to double Amazon postal rates. This would in fact affect every rural postal customer who relies on their post office.

For God sake Mr Bezos fight back put the bully in his place. $$money$$ could and would do that.

Give until the Koch brothers say "UNCLE!".

[PaulX2]

15. Wahhhhhhh

Crybaby.

[Maeve]

16. Locking--duplicate

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