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White House hold its wrath as Trump pulls the knives out against Amazon

None of the five people was aware of any ongoing discussion about turning Trump's tweets into action against Amazon

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US President Donald Trump stands between US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson (left) and Issac Newton Farris before signing a proclamation to honour Martin Luther King Jr day on Friday

Jennifer Jacobs and Spencer Soper | Bloomberg
Judging from his tweets, President Donald Trump appears to have the knives out for Amazon.com Inc.

But inside the White House, there are no active discussions about turning the power of the administration against the company, according to five people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity.

None of the five people was aware of any ongoing discussion about turning Trump’s tweets into action against Amazon, not on the legal or regulatory fronts, or even regarding its reliance on the U.S. Postal Service, which has drawn the lion’s share of Trump’s wrath.

Trump expressed a desire to

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