In a rare break from anti-Trump obstructionism, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., expressed agreement with President Donald Trump's tweeted comments this week aimed at Amazon's advantageous position in the U.S. marketplace — despite criticism of Trump using his Twitter attacks as a political retaliation against his perception of unsavory reporting of him.
"Look, this is an issue that has got to be looked at," Sanders told CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday. "What we are seeing all over this country is the decline in retail."
Sanders' response came after he was asked by host Jake Tapper about President Donald Trump's tweets this week.
Those tweets were considered by some to be a personal vendetta waged against Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who also owns The Washington Post, a paper frequently critical of President Trump and his administrative agenda.
But even Sanders was able to find common ground with President Trump on Amazon's potential abuses of Internet power.
"We're seeing this incredibly large company getting involved in almost every area of commerce, and I think it is important to take a look at the power and influence that Amazon has," Sanders told Tapper.
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