Is Amazon ripping off the U.S. Postal Service?
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Guest: Spencer Soper
President Trump lashed out at Amazon this week through a series of tweets. He criticized Amazon’s business deal with the U.S. Postal Service, saying the online retail giant was taking advantage of the USPS. In this segment, we talk with SPENCER SOPER, a reporter for Bloomberg News, about the Amazon/USPS business relationship and the President’s critique.
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