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One could argue that no matter which company is selected.

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Actually, only one of these companies has had its CEO personally attacked by the president.

Ironic that it's the white guy that got attacked though, isn't it?

It's all just business, as is this case.

Can you elaborate?

Trump attacked Amazon because of business; he seems to think Amazon is profiting from the US taxpayers' money.

Now Amazon has a strong financial incentive to go to court in this case as winning can lead to potentially securing a 10b$ contract. Whereas losing costs maybe some millions?

Both Bezos and Trump are very pragmatic business men. I think this is all just about money.

If you really thing Trump dislikes Bezos because of "profiting from the US taxpayer" instead of "owning The Washington Post", I don't even know what to say.

Why can't it be both?

See: USPS subsidization of Amazon packages.

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