Amazon Doesn’t Mind Trump, But Bernie Sanders Strikes a Nerve
Its combative response to the Vermont senator underscores how tech giants are feeling politically vulnerable.
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Photographer: David Paul Morris/BloombergDonald Trump is the most powerful person in the world, and he has a loud megaphone. One word or tweet from him can move markets, or galvanize rage against a person or institution. Yet Amazon.com Inc. stayed quiet when the U.S. president said the company crushes small businesses, may be violating anti-monopoly laws, dodges taxes and takes advantage of the U.S. Postal Service.
On Wednesday, though, Amazon did have something to say about criticisms from Bernie Sanders, the U.S. senator from the minority party and erstwhile presidential candidate. The combative response shows where the e-commerce giant is vulnerable to public or political sentiment swinging against it.