TRUMP ESCALATES ATTACK ON AMAZON

WASHINGTON : US President Donald Trump accused Amazon.com of not paying enough tax, taking advantage of the US postal system and -

*Putting small retailers out of business* but -

Did not present any evidence to back up his criticisms or suggest any specific action he planned to take.

Trump has attacked Amazon and its Chief Executive Jeff Bezos several times, and latest comment on Twitter came a day after news website Axios reported that-

Trump was obsessed with the world's largest online retailer and wanted to rein in its growing power with federal antitrust laws.

''I have stated my concerns with Amazon long before the Election. Unlike others, they pay little or no taxes to state and local governments, use our Postal System as their Delivery Boy-

[Causing tremendous loss to the United States] -

And are putting thousands of retailers  out of  business!'' President Trump tweeted early on Thursday. [Reuters]