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Jeff Bezos lashes out at Joe Biden over call for lowering of gas prices

The Amazon.com Inc founder was responding to Biden's criticism of companies running gas stations and setting prices for consumers

Bezos stepped down as Amazon.com’s chief executive officer in July but retains a role as executive chairman focused on new projects and initiatives.
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Jeff Bezos (Photo: Bloomberg)

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Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos criticised a tweet from US President Joe Biden calling for oil executives to reduce gasoline prices.

Bezos was responding to Biden’s criticism of companies running gas stations and setting prices for consumers. “This is a time of war and global peril,” the president tweeted on Saturday. “Bring down the price you are charging at the pump to reflect the cost you’re paying for the product. And do it now.” 

Bezos tweeted on Saturday night: “Ouch. Inflation is far too important a problem for the White House to keep making statements like this. It’s either straight ahead misdirection