FETTERMAN SIGNALS HE IS TRUMPIAN FASCIST AT HEART. (UPDATE)

 

Democratic Sen. Fetterman: ‘I’m not rooting against’ Trump:

Following  Quotes taken from an ABC NEWS ARTICLE, followed by my commentary.

"If you're rooting against the president, you are rooting against the nation," Fetterman told ABC "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl. "So country first. I know that's become maybe like a cliche, but it happens to be true."

ANSWER- Sure, if you're rooting against Trumps;

- Pro Super Rich Tax Plan.

- Anti-Women Medical Policies.

- Pro Gun Lobby desire for more 

assault weapons.

- Homophobic and Anti-Transexual Agenda.

- Blatantly Racist Immigration Policy.

- Desire to end Universal Health Care. 

- Pushing a Far-Right Religious Agenda to 

become Public Policy and Law...

Among other things...you are Anti-U.S.

"I've been warning people, like, 'You got to chill out,' you know? Like the constant, you know, freakout, it's not helpful," Fetterman said. "Pack a lunch, pace yourself, because he hasn't even taken office yet."

So, ignore what he has done and said in the past, what he is threatening to do once he takes Office, and CHILL OUT.

This is a U.S. SENATOR FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY? 

Asked by Karl what the single biggest factor was behind Vice President Kamala Harris' loss in November, Fetterman pointed to the "undeniable" and "singular political talent" of Trump.

"He had the energy and almost a sense of fearlessness to just say all those kinds of things...'

What impressed you most? 

- The Quotes about Immigrants eating Pets?

- The Misogynistic Quotes about Women 

and their Health Concerns?

- The constant Racist Diatribe? 

- His praise for Robert E Lee, the losing General

at Gettysburg, leader of the Pro-Slavery Confederate Army.

By the way Fetterman, the Victorious General of the UNION

ARMY AT GETTYSBURG WAS GEORGE MEADE, A SON

OF THE QUAKER STATE. 

Not that something like that impresses you or DER FUEHRER DONALD.

Now I can see even more clearly why 2 of the last 3 Presidential Election

results in Pennsylvania were rigged in favor of Trump. 

OH, THAT'S RIGHT...FORGIVE TREASON AND THE DESIRE TO MAINTAIN

A HIDEOUS FORM OF PUBLIC POLICY, (SLAVERY), IN THE 1860S, THAT WAY

YOU CAN EXCUSE TRUMPS TREASON AND RACIST POLICIES IN THE 21ST

CENTURY.

Join the FASCIST PARTY OF AMERICA/GOP FETTERMAN, AND 

QUIT PRETENDING TO CARE ABOUT A FREE U.S. RUN BY ELECTED

OFFICIALS WHO WANT TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT, HONEST, AND BENEFICIAL

FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

TRUMPS "GREATEST HITS." A LOOK BACK AT 8 YEARS OF TREASON, SOCIOPATHY, AND ANTI-INTELLECTUAL MINDLESSNESS. VOLUME 2.

WE DO HAVE A BIASED NEWS MEDIA...AND IT SUPPORTS DONALD TRUMP AND FASCISM. (UPDATE) PART 1.

 How often do you hear any of the following mentioned 

 in any form in the News Media?

Donald Trump:

 -  Making accusations of election fraud in

   2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022 with no evidence.

-  Using threats of violence against opponents

   and the American People.

-  Not denying things he's done, but complaining

   about being held accountable.

  - Using Communist Revolution Hand Signals.

 -  Praising and Protecting Vladimir Putin.

 - Ignoring Nazi and Confederate Flags 

    and symbols used by his supporters.

Whatever the True % is, one thing is sure: TRUMP REPRESENTS A PORTION OF THE U.S. ELECTORATE THAT WANTS THE U.S. TO ADOPT CERTAIN DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICIES, AND HOW IT IS DONE MATTERS VERY LITTLE. CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, TREASON, TRASHING THE CONSTITUTIONAL JUDICIALLY, RIGGING ELECTIONS., etc ARE ALL ACCEPTABLE ACTIVITIES.

How often do you hear about this in the NEWS MEDIA?

TO BE CONTINUED....

SPECIAL HOLIDAY FICTION: WILL THE REAL CHRISTIAN PLEASE STAND UP? FULL STORY.

 I understand that this story may not make much sense to "CHRISTIAN" FASCISTS OR FAKE CHRISTIANS LIKE DONALD TRUMP AND HIS SUPPORTERS, OR THE FASCIST PARTY OF AMERICA/ FORMER REPUBLICAN PARTY. IT IS MEANT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE ACTUALLY READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE NEW TESTAMENT.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO GENUINE CHRISTIANS ALL OVER THE WORLD.

PART 1.

Many years ago there lived a man who traveled about the countryside. He was a Peddler, and made his living selling merchandise to local villages.  As time went on, he realized that he must expand his customer base, or go out of business.

This worried him, for it meant conducting trade with people he did not know, and who did not know him.  Nonetheless he set out, planning to call on towns and villages that were beyond his normal territory.

However, as fate would have it, he ran into immediate bad luck. As he approached the first village, a great storm erupted. Wind, rain and lightning made travel most difficult. Even worse, he carried his wares upon his back, for he could not afford a pack animal.

As he approached the first home, he thought to himself, " I just need shelter, and will ask no more." The Peddler arrived at the front door of a small , but well maintained cottage. Shivering, he knocked feebly on the front door.  After a few moments it opened and a stout and formidable looking man of no more than thirty years, answered.

"What do you want?", asked the figure in the doorway.

" Kind sir,"  replied the Peddler,  "I seek shelter from the storm. I am new to this Township, but hope to find new friends and customers from the good people who live here."

The Man frowned slightly, and with a sneer asked; "Do you accept Jesus as you lord and Savior?"

The Peddler was taken aback. No one had ever asked such a question.

"I am not a religious man,"  he stammered, "but I believe there is good in all of us, regardless of how we find it."  

The man shook his head and with a sly smile closed the door. His last words, as the door was closing, chilled the already cold and frightened Peddler to the bone.

''We don't want your type around, you are godless."

End of PT 1.

PT 2.

The Peddler was left standing at the front door as the rain continued to come down.

"I don't understand," he thought as he walked to the next cottage.  "I have never harmed this man, why would he turn me away?"

Unfortunately, it was only the beginning.  Despite the storm, the Peddler was denied sanctuary time and time again.

In each case he was asked if he accepted Jesus as his savior.  Being a man of principle, he told the truth.  "I respect what you believe," he would say, "but I am a man who has not studied such things.  I only seek refuge from the storm."

This honesty only seemed to doom the Peddler, for he reached the last cottage in despair.  He thought, "If they do not offer me shelter, where am I to go?"

As he approached the front door his heart sank.  The dwelling was small, compared to the others in the village.  Further, it had seen better days, for it was in a general state of disrepair.  In addition, the garden surrounding the cottage looked not to have been tended or cared for in quite some time.  The Peddler, however, was desperate.  He arrived at the front door, and with a heavy sigh, began to knock in earnest.  After a few moments the door started to open slowly...

PT 3.

As the door opened, the Peddler began to shake. "This is my last chance", he thought,  "I will say anything, for I cannot go on."

To his relief the figure in the doorway soon presented itself.  A small woman, perhaps half his size, looked up at him.  The Peddler was taken aback.  His possible benefactor was advanced in age and seemed to be on the edge of physical collapse.

The Peddler collected his wits, and with a sense of desperation began to speak.  "Good woman," he began, "I have traveled far, but I am in need of the hospitality of a person like you who would not turn away one in need." The Peddler braced himself for the expected interrogation, but it did not come.

"You poor man,"  was the reply, "come in and warm yourself by my humble fire.  I cannot offer much, but what I have is yours."  With that the woman turned and gestured for the Peddler to follow.

The Peddler entered, following the small figure.  The room he beheld was even more Spartan than he had imagined.  Very few pieces of furniture were present, and he watched as his host sat herself upon a rocking chair located near a large brick fireplace.  The fireplace seemed to dominate the room, for it provided the only illumination.  The Peddler sat down upon a small ottoman and rubbed his hands together.

Confused by this sudden change of fortune, he stammered, "I have no wish to cause you harm, but your neighbors rejected me because I am not a Christian.  Why do you offer me aid.  Will they not turn against you?"

The old woman began to laugh, and with a sigh turned to the peddler and replied:"Stranger, you are new to this place.  It was not always so, at one time all were welcome.  Unfortunately, the leaders of our community became convinced of their importance, which included controlling the spiritual life of all its' citizens.  This control would not tolerate dissension, so all those who opposed were either ostracized or banished.  They use Christianity as a tool to justify their personal prejudices.  In this manner, they subvert the true teachings of our lord."

(Look for PT.4)

PT 4.

Being a simple man with no illusions, I tried to grasp the meaning of what was being said. "Good Woman," I asked in earnest, "Why would your neighbors condemn honest people who act with great Charity, even though they are not Christian?"

My host stared into the fire and shuddered. "It is well that you came upon me," she answered, "for you can leave this accursed township with your head held high. Those who govern this community rule by fear."

I stood up, and rubbing my hands together, approached the fireplace.  However, I still had questions.

"You are a woman in torment," I declared, "however, you seem to hold fast that Christianity is a system of belief that will not exploit others.  Why do you remain among those who proclaim Christian beliefs, but who violate the essential tenets set forth in scripture?"

My host stood up from her position by the fire and very slowly came over to me. She stood before me and with moistening eyes said, "They are not evil, but have lost their way.  If our savior sacrificed everything to redeem humanity, do I not have an obligation to continue his work? Maybe the Adults will always hate, but the children need to see that there is a choice, and I will not forsake them."

The next day I left.  However, I provided my benefactor with a quantity of worldly goods free of charge.  I may be a great trader, but she is dealing in higher stakes.

God help us all if she, and others like her, fail.

THE END.

BLAST FROM THE PAST: THE NEW TAX PLAN: PREDICTING THE FUTURE? LEARN FROM THE PAST.

BEFORE THE NEW "CONGRESS" MEETS IN ITS' FIRST SESSION, (HOPING TO PLEASE A CRIMINALLY ELECTED PRESIDENT), ALL PROGRESSIVES AND LIBERALS SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO THE PAST.

Saturday, December 16, 2017

THE NEW TAX PLAN: PREDICTING THE FUTURE? LEARN FROM THE PAST.

Let us consider the following;

If a MEMBER OF EITHER THE HOUSE OR SENATE represents a STATE THAT;

-  HAS A HIGHER THAN AVERAGE POVERTY RATE.

-  SETS A MINIMUM WAGE BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

-  IS RELUCTANT TO SUPPORT A UNIVERSAL HEALTH PLAN THAT
WOULD BENEFIT ALL OF ITS RESIDENTS.

-  HAS A LOW REGARD FOR EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY THE SCIENCES.

-  DOES NOT EMPHASIZE PROTECTIONS FOR THE EMPLOYEE, BUT LEAVES
THAT TO THE WHIMS OF THE EMPLOYER.

- TRIES TO ADMINISTER JUSTICE ACCORDING TO THE FAITH AND 
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS OF THOSE IN POWER.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ABOUT SUCH A POLITICIAN? 

NOW, SUPPOSE THAT MEMBER OF CONGRESS HAS SERVED FOR YEARS,
AND THROUGH "SENIORITY" HAS GAINED POWER OVER OTHER MEMBERS
OF CONGRESS, INFLUENCING OR PREVENTING LEGISLATION THAT OTHERS
THINK NECESSARY.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ABOUT THAT POLITICIAN?

NOW, AS WE LOOK BACK OVER THIS POLITICIANS CAREER, WE SEE THAT
THE PEOPLE REPRESENTED BY THIS MEMBER OF CONGRESS ARE NOT
MUCH BETTER OFF, (STANDARD OF LIVING, HEALTH, EDUCATION.), THAN 
THEY WERE BEFORE THIS "PUBLIC SERVANT" CAME TO WASHINGTON, D.C.
FURTHER, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE PUBLIC RECORD, IT SEEMS THAT LITTLE
WAS DONE, PROPOSED, OR SUPPORTED BY THIS ELECTED OFFICIAL THAT 
WOULD ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEMS OF THE CONSTITUENCY.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ABOUT THAT POLITICIAN?

NOW WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF THAT POLITICIAN WAS GIVEN THE 
POWER TO INFLUENCE THE COURSE OF THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, FREE
TO USE THEIR EXPERTISE FOR THE "GOOD" OF ALL.

WELL...

...WHY DON'T WE TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE WHO AUTHORED THE NEW 
REPUBLICAN "TAX PLAN", AND SEE WHO IS IN CHARGE OF DETERMINING 
THE ECONOMIC FUTURE OF THE U.S...

TRUMPS "GREATEST HITS." A LOOK BACK AT 8 YEARS OF TREASON, SOCIOPATHY, AND ANTI-INTELLECTUAL MINDLESSNESS. VOLUME 1.

 

Saturday, August 20, 2022

CNN Exclusive: 'Ludicrous.' 'Ridiculous.' 'A complete fiction.': Former Trump officials say his claim of 'standing order' to declassify is nonsense. (WITH A LINK TO AN ADDITIONAL ARTICLE ON THIS TOPIC FROM THE WEBSITE)

By Jamie Gangel, Elizabeth Stuart and Jeremy Herb, CNN

Washington (CNN)In the days since the FBI seized classified and top secret documents from Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, the former President and his allies have claimed that Trump had a "standing order" to declassify documents he took from the Oval Office to the White House residence.

But 18 former top Trump administration officials tell CNN they never heard any such order issued during their time working for Trump, and that they believe the claim to be patently false.

Several officials laughed at the notion. One senior administration official called it "bullsh*t." Two of Trump's former chiefs of staff went on the record to knock down the claim.

"Nothing approaching an order that foolish was ever given," said John Kelly, who served as Trump's chief of staff for 17 months from 2017 to 2019. "And I can't imagine anyone that worked at the White House after me that would have simply shrugged their shoulders and allowed that order to go forward without dying in the ditch trying to stop it."

Mick Mulvaney, who succeeded Kelly as acting White House chief of staff, also dismissed the idea and told CNN he was "not aware of a general standing order" during his tenure.

In addition, CNN spoke with former national security and intelligence officials as well as White House lawyers and Justice Department officials. Taken together, their tenure covers all four years of the Trump administration, and many served in positions where they would either be included in the declassification process, or at the very least, be aware of such orders.

Official after official scoffed at the claim Trump had a standing order to declassify documents that left the Oval Office and were taken to the residence.

"Total nonsense," one senior White House official said. "If that's true, where is the order with his signature on it? If that were the case, there would have been tremendous pushback from the Intel Community and DoD, which would almost certainly have become known to Intel and Armed Services Committees on the Hill."

Many of the officials spoke to CNN on the condition of anonymity in order to candidly discuss internal Trump administration dynamics as well as to avoid any potential blowback from the former President.

Blanket claims of declassification

Trump and his allies have made a wide range of claims about declassification in the days after the FBI's August 8 search of Mar-a-Lago, which resulted in federal agents seizing 11 sets of classified documents -- including some marked with the highest levels of classification.

On his social media platform Truth Social last week, Trump made the sweeping claim that the documents in the boxes seized by the FBI at his home were "all declassified."

John Solomon, editor-in-chief of conservative website "Just the News," was more specific in an interview with Fox's Sean Hannity last week. Solomon, who Trump named as one of his designees to the National Archives, read a statement from Trump's team claiming that the former President "had a standing order that documents removed from the Oval Office and taken to the residence were deemed to be declassified the moment he removed them."

Kash Patel, a Trump ally and former national security official in the Trump administration -- and also one of the former president's designees to the Archives -- also said on Fox last week that Trump "issued sweeping declassification orders on multiple occasions." Patel said he did not know whether the boxes at Mar-a-Lago contained documents that were part of those orders.

Representatives for the former President did not respond to requests for comment. Solomon and Patel also did not respond.

The FBI's unprecedented search warrant of the former President's residence in Florida was the result of a federal investigation into the removal of classified material from the White House as Trump was leaving office. The investigation goes well beyond the question of whether the material was classified: The search warrant made public last week identifies possible violations of the Espionage Act, obstruction of justice and criminal handling of government records as reasons for the search.

On Thursday, a judge heard arguments to unseal additional materials in the investigation, including the affidavit federal investigators would have had to file laying out why they believed there was probable cause that a crime had been committed. The Justice Department opposes releasing the affidavit, saying it would harm the ongoing criminal investigation.

'It can't just be an idea in his head'

Even if Trump had sought to broadly declassify documents, there is a specific process that the president is supposed to follow, the officials said. Declassification must be memorialized and includes careful reviews and notifying agencies such as the CIA, NSA, Department of Energy, State Department and Defense Department.

"It can't just be an idea in his head," said David Laufman, the former chief of the Justice Department's counterintelligence division who investigated Hillary Clinton's handling of classified documents. "Programs and officials would have been notified. There is no evidence they were."

Laufman's successor, Jay Bratt, was one of the four federal investigators who met with Trump's attorneys about the documents at Mar-a-Lago in June, CNN has previously reported.

One source familiar with declassification inside the Trump White House said although it is true that the President has broad declassification powers, Trump would have needed to create a record of it -- and the source said he did not do that.

"As a practical matter, you have to prove it," the source said. "If he says, 'I declassified something,' the obvious question is, 'Did you tell anybody about it?' The obvious concern is that this is all after the fact."

Another source with knowledge of how the former president operated said it was Trump's view that he could declassify information anytime and any way he wanted.

"He was counseled that's not the way it works," the source said.

'A complete fiction'

Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton called the notion of a standing declassification order "a complete fiction."

"I was not briefed on anything like that when I started as national security adviser," Bolton said on CNN's "New Day" earlier this week. "I never heard of it, never saw it in operation, never knew anything about it."

In addition, Olivia Troye, a former homeland security adviser to then Vice President Mike Pence, called the notion of a blanket declassification "ludicrous." Another former senior intelligence official laughed and said it was "ridiculous."

And a source familiar with White House records and declassification said Trump's claim was "laughable" and that if any such order existed, it was "Trump's best kept secret."

Multiple sources said they believed that Trump's claim the documents were declassified was nothing more than a transparent attempt to try to defend himself for taking the documents to Mar-a-Lago.

"There is a process to declassify, the president can't just wave a magic wand," a former senior Trump White House official said.

All 18 former Trump administration officials who spoke to CNN agreed. "It doesn't even work that way, there is an actual process," said one former White House national security official.

"If this existed, there had to be some way to memorialize it," Bolton said on "New Day." "The White House counsel had to write it down. Otherwise, how would people throughout the government know what to declassify?"

'They would have resigned'

A former senior intelligence official said intelligence community leaders, such as then-CIA Director Gina Haspel, would have been informed of any declassification orders.

"And they would not have allowed it," the official said. "They would have resigned."

Steven Aftergood, director of the Federation of American Scientists Project on Government Secrecy and an expert on classification, noted that presidents have nearly unlimited discretion to classify and declassify information. But Aftergood said the notion that a document was declassified based on its location -- such as taking it out of the White House -- simply "strains credulity."

"A document that is classified in Washington, DC, is unclassified in Florida -- one could say such a thing, but it is nonsensical," he said. "And it calls into question the good faith of anyone who would make such a claim."

Troye, the former homeland security adviser to Pence, said, "there would be a paper trail of this blanket authority being the case, and in two and a half years of working in national security in the White House, not once did I ever hear this discussed."

Troye resigned from the Trump administration in August 2020 and now leads an anti-Trump Republican group.

Alyssa Farah Griffin, a CNN political commentator who resigned as White House communications director shortly after the 2020 presidential election, called a blanket declassification "deeply reckless."

"The idea that a president or former could essentially do whatever they want with our nation's secrets poses an incalculable risk to US national security," Griffin said.

"We would know," another former intelligence official said, adding that trying to say the documents were automatically declassified is like "trying to close the barn door after the horse."

CNN's Gloria Borger, Evan Perez, Sara Murray and Gabby Orr contributed to this report.

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THE "EMPTY" ASSERTION: THE DEMAGOGUES BEST FRIEND.

https://searchingforreasondotnet.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-empty-assertion-demagogues-best.html?

FROM THE PUBLISHER.

I know TRUMP is a SOCIOPATH, who cares about nothing but himself, but do any of his supporters have any sense of Dignity or Honor? Do you really hate the U.S. that much, where you would allow a 2nd Rate Hitler wannabe the opportunity to destroy our Republic?

A SHORT RESPONSE TO AN INTERNET PASSAGE.

 The following was a passage taken from a Post on the site "WISDOM OF STOICISM."

I offered this brief response:

It is your response to the situation, Given Time, Place, and Circumstance that is measured Legally, Ethically, and Emotionally. Insulting someone and Physically committing Battery call for two different type of responses. One immediate and measured by Self-Preservation, while the other may allow for a degree of Intellectual Reflection and a limited time for a proper response. However, that again can only be judged rationally GIVEN TIME, PLACE, AND CIRCUMSTANCE.

TRIBUTE: A LETTER FROM THE INNOCENT.

 On December,14,2012 a horrific tragedy occurred in the town of Newtown, Conn.  

A lone gunman invaded the Sandy Hook elementary school and killed twenty first grade students.  In addition six staff members; The Principal, School Psychologist, Two Teachers and Two Teachers Aides were also killed as they heroically tried to shield and protect the helpless little ones. I humbly offer this tribute, as it first appeared in examiner.com. Unfortunately, it was not  the end of such horrific tragedies. I hope that this Tribute can stand for all the Innocent Children taken by acts of Pure Evil, and Those who paid the Ultimate Price trying to protect them.

                                                                                 

                                                             A Letter from the Innocent.

                                                             Dear Mommy and Daddy,

                                       

                                                                  I am no longer here,

                                        

                                                           But don't be sad, I remember

                                                              Your love for me was clear.                                                                                                     

                                        

                                                                    

                                                                Dear Mommy and Daddy,

         

                                                                A bad-man took me away,

                                                                Please don't hurt others

                                                                Remember me that way.                                                                                                                        

                                                                Dear Mommy and Daddy,

                                                                You protected me at home,

                                                                Even though you're not with me,

                                                                Teacher is, so I'll never be alone.

                                                                   

                                                                Dear Mommy and Daddy,

                                                                I love you, but it's pretty here,

                                                                and my friends and I get to play,

                                                                But it makes me really happy,

                                                                Principal says we will be together

  

                                                                again someday.

AMAZON, META, ZUCKERBERG AND BEZOS ALL GOOSESTEPPING TO OBEY THEIR NEW FASCIST OVERLORD.

 

WHEN YOUR ULTRA-WEALTHY WHO CARES ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL RIGHTS, FREEDOM OF SPEECH OR RELIGION, THE U.S. CONSTITUTION, OR RIGGED ELECTIONS THAT HAND A SOCIOPATHIC DEMAGOGUE THE WHITE HOUSE FOR A SECOND TIME. BOOTLICKING IS A TIME TESTED WAY TO ENDEAR YOURSELF TO THE VILEST OF HUMAN BEINGS. OF COURSE THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TRUMP MAKING SURE THE RICH GET RICHER, AND THE REST OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC PAYING FOR IT.

THE MATERIAL BELOW WAS TAKEN FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Politics

Amazon to contribute $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund. Meta is also donating $1M.

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is planning to donate $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, a move that comes as major tech companies seek to improve their relationship with the incoming president.

A company spokesperson confirmed Thursday evening that the e-commerce giant will also stream Trump’s inauguration on its Prime Video service, a separate in-kind donation worth another $1 million.

Earlier in the day, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said it donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund.

Amazon’s plans were first reported by The Wall Street Journal. The report came after Trump said Thursday morning that the company’s founder, Jeff Bezos, was planning to visit him in person next week.

The two men had feuded in the past. During his first term, Trump criticized Amazon and railed against the political coverage at The Washington Post, which Bezos owns.