Amazon was blasted Tuesday, and it had nothing to do with SpaceX.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt seized the microphone at a press briefing on tariffs to say Amazon’s decision to add a button listing the cost of an item due to a Trump tariff was a “hostile and political act.”

“Why didn’t Amazon do this when the Biden administration hiked inflation to the highest level in 40 years?” she said, adding she had just gotten off the phone with President Donald Trump on Amazon’s move.

She accused Amazon of partnering with a “Chinese propaganda arm.” She did not address a question about Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, who also owns the Washington Post.

Amazon later said that the the tariff cost listing was only “considered” on Amazon’s Haul service — its recently launched, low-cost storefront — for import charges on certain products.

But this “was never approved and is not going to happen,” said company spokesperson Tim Doyle.

A source familiar with the matter, who spoke of the condition of anonymity, said the president also called Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to complain about the reported plans Tuesday morning, according to the Associated Press.

The administration had kinder words following Amazon’s clarifying statement.

“Jeff Bezos was very nice. He was terrific,” Trump told reporters before leaving the White House for Michigan on Tuesday afternoon. “He solved a problem very quickly and he did the right thing. He’s a good guy.”

While Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent let Leavitt field the questions surrounding Amazon, he said tariff deals are being negotiated — especially with India — to iron out new trade agreements. He stressed 17 countries are coming to the table, but the 18th — China — is going to be set aside in its own category.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy recently said the tariffs President Trump left in place could result in higher prices, according to published reports. He told CNBC that Amazon has done some “strategic forward inventory buys” to try to keep prices in line.

The New York Post reported that nearly 1,000 products sold on Amazon have seen price increases since mid-April, as U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports ripple through the retail sector.

Bessent stressed that securing deals on tariffs after decades of imbalance will take time and that’s why “individual investors trust President Trump.”

He added that the equation has as much to do with national security as economics, explaining the U.S. cannot be beholden to foreign countries for chip making and more and still have a sense of security.

Social media response to Amazon’s reported plan to add the cost of a tariff upon checkout was met with criticisms of why the company doesn’t add a button claiming a product was “Made in America,” while some have said it’s “transparency” for the buyer.

Trump was due to sign an executive order later Tuesday to relax some of his 25% tariffs on autos and auto parts, according to the White House.

“President Trump has had meetings with both domestic and foreign auto producers, and he’s committed to bringing back auto production to the U.S.,” Bessent said at the morning briefing. “So we want to give the automakers a path to do that, quickly, efficiently and create as many jobs as possible.”

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