Jeff Bezos took another swipe at the Biden administration’s efforts to rein-in the country’s inflation this week as part of an escalating feud between the second richest man on Earth and the White House.

“Look, a squirrel! This is the White House’s statement about my recent tweets. They understandably want to muddy the topic,” the Amazon founder wrote in response to a statement issued from the spokesperson for 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Andrew Bates.

“They know inflation hurts the neediest the most. But unions aren’t causing inflation and neither are wealthy people,” Mr Bezos wrote.

“Remember the administration tried their best to add another $3.5 TRILLION to federal spending. They failed, but if they had succeeded, inflation would be even higher than it is today, and inflation today is at a 40 year high.”

Bates, who was quote tweeted by Mr Bezos in his most recent swipe, was responding to an earlier critique the billionaire had of the Biden administration’s domestic policy and they’re efforts to pass the Build Back Better legislation late last year, which failed after Democratic Sen Joe Manchin of West Virginia refused to sign on.

Independent