AMAZON/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/USPS: “President Donald Trump’s task force scrutinizing U.S. Postal Service operations is proposing an overhaul of the financially distressed agency, including changes to how it prices packages shipped by retailers like Amazon, a frequent target of the president’s attacks. In a report released on Tuesday [12-4-18], the Treasury-led task force says the Postal Service should price packages ‘with profitability in mind’ and impose higher rates on general e-commerce goods and other non-essential items sent through the mail. Trump commissioned the report earlier this year after months of attacking Amazon for, in his view, ripping off USPS and treating the agency like its ‘Delivery Boy.’ Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos privately owns The Washington Post, and Trump, who slams the Post’s coverage as unfair, often conflates the newspaper with the e-commerce giant, even calling it the ‘Amazon Washington Post.'”
–Steven Overly, “Treasury proposes postal changes after Trump attacks on Amazon,” Politico, December 4, 2018 10:23 am