The White House blasted the so-called "Amazon hostility and political behavior" after a report said the tech giant's plan showed rising prices caused by Donald Trump's tariffs on its products.
Punchbowl News initially reported on Tuesday said the e-commerce giant will show “soon” the impact of the tax on the “price of each product” it sells.
"When the Biden administration lifts inflation to its highest levels in 40 years, why doesn't Amazon do that?" White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday.
She added that it is "not surprising" that Amazon takes such a step.
However, the Seattle-based group later clarified that only cargo sold through its low-cost tug platform was considered.
"The team that runs our ultra-low-cost Amazon runs stores has already considered the idea of listing import fees on certain products," Amazon said. "This is by no means a major Amazon website consideration, and no Amazon property has implemented it."
"This has never been approved and will not happen," the company added.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has fixed his connection with Trump, who once criticized him as a "threat to democracy" but attended his second inauguration this year.
During his first term, Trump often lashed out at Bezos, calling him "Jeff Bozo" and accusing billionaires of buying the Washington Post to secure "political influence to benefit Amazon."
But the relationship between the two men has since warmed, and Bezos has met Trump several times over the past year.
Amazon donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund and paid $40 million for Melania Trump's documentary. According to multiple people familiar with the matter, the approximately $28 million of the payment will be handed over directly to the First Lady.
Leavitt’s condemnation of Amazon’s “hostile” behavior comes as Trump spoke about Bezos’s publication this week in an interview with Atlantic Ocean: “100% of him. He’s great.”
Amazon's Haul Platform sells cheap consumer goods shipped directly from Chinese warehouses to exploit taxes known as the De Minimis rule, a loophole that the White House will close on May 2.
Trump announced "reciprocity" tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners this month, causing global markets to plummet. However, he then began negotiations with many countries to lower their interest rates.