If Amazon chose not to help the Trump administration distribute the coronavirus vaccine across America, this is “disgusting,” Senator Lindsey Graham, RS.C., said on Thursday.
“I don’t know what kind of responsibility you would have, but let’s ask ourselves the question: Is Jeff Bezos friendly to the Democratic cause? Yes, he owns The Washington Post,” Graham told America Reports. “Yes, I think it is very bad … If they had that ability, they should have shared it with the Trump administration.”
Graham noted that while the first vaccines were not approved for emergency use before December, Amazon “knew it would work before the election”. However, the tech giant “waited until after the election to announce that it would offer its resources to help distribute the vaccine.”
“I think if there was a Democratic president, they would announce it before the election,” he added.
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Shortly after President Joe Biden took office on Wednesday, Amazon congratulated the Democrat on his inauguration and offered his extensive resources to assist the new administration in its vaccine distribution effort.
“As you begin your work leading the country out of the COVID-19 crisis, Amazon is ready to help you achieve your goal of vaccinating 100 million Americans in the first 100 days of your administration,” Dave Clark, CEO of Amazon’s consumer world business, wrote in a letter to Biden on Wednesday.
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“We are prepared to leverage our operations, information technology and communication skills and experience to assist your administration’s vaccination efforts,” continued Clark. “Our scale allows us to have a significant impact immediately in the fight against Covid-19 and we are ready to assist you in that effort.”
“I think what Amazon is doing is very disgusting if, in fact, they could have helped the Trump administration and chose not to do it because they don’t like it,” emphasized Graham. “This is not a good time for the Amazon company.”
Paul Best of Fox News contributed to this report.