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JUDSON PHILLIPS: Trump Just Hammered Amazon. Democrats Are Furious.

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05.10.2025

Trump could cure cancer, establish world peace, end poverty, and make reheated French fries taste good — none of it would win over any of his haters.

He’s gotten no credit from Democrats for stopping nearly all illegal crossings at our Southern border, a goal his predecessor seemed to regard as desirable but impossible.

He’s unlikely to win the Nobel Peace Prize despite midwifing the Abraham Accords during his first term and helping negotiate peace deals between Cambodia and Thailand, Azerbaijan and Armenia, and India and Pakistan during his second.

And now, they’re criticizing his Federal Trade Commission for taking historic action against Amazon, arguing that the administration doesn’t go far enough.

On Thursday, the FTC announced that it had reached a $2.5 billion settlement in a Biden-era case that accused the e-commerce giant of tricking customers into signing up for Amazon Prime and making it excessively difficult to cancel their subscriptions.

“Amazon will be required to pay a $1 billion civil penalty, provide $1.5 billion in refunds back to consumers harmed by their deceptive Prime enrollment practices, and cease unlawful enrollment and cancellation practices for Prime,” an FTC press release reads.

By any metric, this settlement is a milestone.........

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