Source: The Contrarian
by Jennifer Rubin
“This week, Donald Trump spotlighted for pro-democracy forces his greatest political vulnerability. He gave it away on Tuesday, in his tiff with Amazon founder (and Washington Post owner) Jeff Bezos. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt scolded Amazon for its ‘hostile and political’ plan, reportedly to display price increases attributable to Trump’s consumer tax (i.e., tariffs). Trump followed up with a telephone call to Bezos, no doubt delivering a tongue-lashing. Unsurprisingly, the timorous Bezos — who sacrificed the Post’s independent editorial judgment to curry favor with Trump — was all too ready to give way in the face of Trump’s temper tantrum. … Notwithstanding Bezos’s embarrassing weakness, the lesson should not be lost on Trump opponents. He is, and always has been, hyper-sensitive to taking heat.” (05/01/25)
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/trump-is-terrified-of-tariff-blowback