Trump Asked James Mattis to “Screw Amazon”

In a continuous wave of controversies, President Trump finds an unparallel match with Pentagon about a $10 billion cloud-computing deal to Amazon.

A biography of former Secretary of Defense James Mattis claims Trump’s inappropriate way. The book has been written by Director communication of James Mattis Guy Snodgrass, which covers his tenure in Pentagon.

According to the book, President Trump asked James Mattis to “Screw Amazonn” out of a $10 billion cloud computing contract for the Pentagon.

This is a rarely revealed conflict between the White House and Pentagon.

Background

The contract bid began in early 2018 and criticized widely among tech giants including Oracle, IBM, and Microsoft.

IBM and Oracle approached to Defense Department for unfairly favored Amazon deal, however, they lost the case to block the award.

The Government Accountability Office found the contract completely legal and fair.

Meanwhile, the bidding process also received criticism by Republicans in Congress and ultimately from President Trump.