Donald Trump has attacked everyone from John Oliver to my kitchen sink on Twitter during his presidential campaign. Who is Trump’s newest nemesis? Jeff Bezos, successful and well-spoken CEO of Amazon.com and owner of The Washington Post.
Apparently, The Washington Post isn’t “treating” The Donald “well.” We all know how The Donald gets when he isn’t “treated well.” (And, a Snickers has yet to fix it. I’m sure someone has tried that, right?)
On Monday, the Republican frontrunner tweeted three back to back tweets attacking Bezos, who has received praise for his views on income inequality.
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
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
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
Hours later, Trump tweeted this lone shot at The Washington Post.
.@washingtonpost is going out of its way to tell failing candidates how to beat Donald Trump.The Post doesn’t get that I’m good at winning!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 7, 2015
WashPo writer Chris Cillizza writes of the possible motive for the tweets:
The last tweet makes slightly more sense as it is a response to a piece I wrote that published in Monday’s newspaper. In it, I proposed that Jeb Bush and his Right to Rise super PAC could spend their tens of millions on ads attacking Trump in hopes of slowing or stopping him.
However, it’s Bezos who had the last work. With one hashtag, the Amazon.com and WaPo owner has the perfect plan for Trump. #sendDonaldtospace
Finally trashed by @realDonaldTrump. Will still reserve him a seat on the Blue Origin rocket. #sendDonaldtospace https://t.co/9OypFoxZk3
— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) December 7, 2015
Sorry other life forms in the universe but, he just had to go.
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