Thread by @jaketapper

CNN's @abbydphillip asks questions of new WH economic adviser @larry_kudlow:

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PHILLIP: Markets also seem to be reacting to the president seemingly targeting individual private companies, in the case of Amazon. Why is the president doing that?...

KUDLOW: Again, his view on Amazon is we’ve got to have a level playing field with regards to taxes.

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PHILLIP: They pay sales taxes, you know that. They also have a deal, the same bulk deal that other bulk shippers do with the postal service, so what’s the argument?

KUDLOW: There’s a lot of glitches in that....

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KUDLOW (cont): ... I mean it’s not – Amazon – I’m not an expert in Amazon, I’m not an analyst of Amazon. They have improved their tax collections but more can be done. And there’s a Supreme Court decision coming up that will further that...

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KUDLOW (cont): ...So his view, quite simply, is let’s get a level playing field. And, it's not an attack on business, it’s just – you know, not everything works. We're not all great corporate citizens. Or let me just say, as a pro business guy there are disputes...

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KUDLOW (cont): ...He's allowed to weigh in. He's the president.

PHILLIP: Is Amazon a bad corporate citizen?

KUDLOW: I wouldn't want to say that.

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