Trump hit with boomerang effect after Bezos warns a politician ‘picking villains’ doesn’t ‘have a solution’

Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder, told Fox News anchor Bret Baier that voters should be wary of any politician who assigns blame to villains rather than offering answers, a remark that critics quickly turned toward President Donald Trump. Bezos spoke at Blue Origin's command center in an interview broadcast Wednesday, with the midterm elections approaching, according to The Independent.

Baier asked why socialism is gaining ground in parts of the country. Bezos replied that Americans face genuine affordability problems, citing housing, and rejected the idea that greedy landlords are to blame. He did not name any politician or party, but said some officials handle housing well and others do not. At the ballot box, he suggested, someone who keeps fingering culprits probably lacks a plan. He added that an employee at one of his companies who only blamed others would not last long. He also argued that wealth is not wrongdoing, and held up Raising Cane's, the chicken chain started by billionaire Todd Graves, as an example of a business doing good.

Many online commenters noted that Bezos, who has grown friendly with Trump in the president's second term, could just as easily have been describing the White House.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Independent’s reporting. Read the full story at The Independent →