Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos on Monday said it’s time to send GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump into space.
In a tweet posted in the afternoon, Bezos said, “Finally trashed by @realDonaldTrump. Will still reserve him a seat on the Blue Origin rocket. #sendDonaldtospace.”
Finally trashed by @realDonaldTrump. Will still reserve him a seat on the Blue Origin rocket. #sendDonaldtospace https://t.co/9OypFoxZk3
— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) December 7, 2015
The accompanying video shows Blue Origin’s New Shepard space vehicle landing last month after flying to space. Blue Origin is Bezos’ private space company.
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The send-Trump-to-space suggestion appears to be a response to the billionaire businessman’s tweets posted earlier in the day saying Bezos uses his other property, The Washington Post, as a “big tax shelter.”
The @washingtonpost, which loses a fortune, is owned by @JeffBezos for purposes of keeping taxes down at his no profit company, @amazon.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 7, 2015
The @washingtonpost loses money (a deduction) and gives owner @JeffBezos power to screw public on low taxation of @Amazon! Big tax shelter
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 7, 2015
If @amazon ever had to pay fair taxes, its stock would crash and it would crumble like a paper bag. The @washingtonpost scam is saving it!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 7, 2015
Trump has gone into attack mode with multiple news outlets following stories critical of his campaign.
This article was originally published by The Hollywood Reporter.