Bezos’s Stunning Blackmail Charge Intensifies Proxy War With Trump
- Amazon executive blames Trump cronies for trying to extort him
- President has frequently attacked the billionaire on Twitter
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A long-simmering feud between Donald Trump and Jeff Bezos took a bizarre turn after the multibillionaire accused allies of the president of brazenly trying to extort him.
In a surprising move that lit up social media feeds worldwide, the Amazon.com Inc. founder and chief executive officer published a blog post on Thursday, alleging that the publisher of the National Enquirer tried to blackmail him with embarrassing photos of Bezos and a woman who wasn’t his wife -- including sexually charged selfies.