Jeff Bezos, who was this yr named the world’s richest man, has been growing his profile within the nation’s capital, even because the president has accelerated his assaults on Amazon. | Cliff Owen/AP picture
Amazon’s transfer to ascertain a brand new headquarters within the Washington space may have one rapid political impression: placing CEO Jeff Bezos extra in President Donald Trump’s face than ever.
Bezos’ possession of The Washington Publish, which he bought back in 2013, has enraged Trump, sparking Twitter-fueled allegations from the president that Amazon is dodging taxes, ripping off the U.S. Postal Service and placing conventional retailers out of enterprise.
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However the CEO’s choice to place down company roots within the D.C. suburb of Crystal Metropolis, Va., injecting some 25,000 jobs right into a area Trump has dubbed the “The Swamp,” threatens to stoke the president’s resentment of the tech mogul.
“Something that makes Bezos extra distinguished in Washington goes to annoy Trump and he’ll take it personally,” stated Michael D’Antonio, creator of the 2015 Trump biography “By no means Sufficient.” D’Antonio added: “He’ll assume Bezos made this choice to stay it to…