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Associated Press

President Donald Trump attacked The Washington Post and Amazon through Twitter on Wednesday, arguing that the online retailer was not paying “internet taxes.”
Trump stated on Twitter on Wednesday:

The #AmazonWashingtonPost, sometimes referred to as the guardian of Amazon not paying internet taxes (which they should) is FAKE NEWS!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 28, 2017

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It was not immediately clear what Trump meant by “internet taxes.” The White House declined to answer questions about the president’s statement.
Amazon.com collects state sales taxes in all 45 states and the District of Columbia, according to their website. State governments have sought to capture sales taxes lost to internet retailers, though they have struggled with a 1992 Supreme Court ruling that retailers must have a physical presence in a state before officials can make them collect sales tax.
Amazon did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Washington Post spokeswoman Shani George declined comment.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post in 2013. He made the purchase as an individual and Amazon.com was not involved.
Bezos was one of a number of technology executives who visited the White House recently for a strategy session on modernising government.
Trump has taken shots at Bezos and Amazon on Twitter before. In 2015, he wrote:

The @washingtonpost, which loses a fortune, is owned by @JeffBezos for purposes of keeping taxes down at his no profit company, @amazon.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 7, 2015

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The @washingtonpost loses money (a deduction) and gives owner @JeffBezos power to screw public on low taxation of @Amazon! Big tax shelter
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 7, 2015

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If @amazon ever had to pay fair taxes, its stock would crash and it would crumble like a paper bag. The @washingtonpost scam is saving it!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 7, 2015

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In a break from long-held presidential tradition, Trump has so far refused to release his federal tax returns.

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Trump launches assault on Washington Post and Amazon for not paying taxes

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (L) and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos chat during an American Technology Council roundtable at the White House in Washington, DC, on June 19, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM

US President Donald Trump greets Microsoft CEO Stya Nadella, left, and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos during a meeting of the American Technology Council on Monday, June 19, 2017 in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Trump on Wednesday attacked the Bezos-owned Washington Post and the online giant he owns, Amazon.com. Photo: Abaca Press/TNS

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