After a rough week, President Trump blew off some steam Thursday night by ordering an investigation of the Post Office's finances. Just before 9 p.m., Trump issued an executive order creating a government task force to examine the “unsustainable financial path” of the United States Postal Service. Why? It's hard to argue it's for any other reason than a petty grudge.

Late last month, the president fired off several tweets attacking Amazon and its CEO Jeff Bezos, who last October became the richest man in the world. In 2013, Bezos bought The Washington Post, one of the president's favorite purveyors of Fake News. Since 2015 Trump has accused Bezos of using the paper as a "lobbyist" for Amazon, claiming that the online retailer is getting away with not paying taxes.

Trump's criticism of Amazon has grown to include how the company uses the USPS as its "Delivery Boy," causing it to "LOSE A FORTUNE." It's unclear what spurred Trump's latest tirade—which has been unleashed across six tweets since March 29—although it's likely the result of a few unfavorable stories in The Washington Post.

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I have stated my concerns with Amazon long before the Election. Unlike others, they pay little or no taxes to state & local governments, use our Postal System as their Delivery Boy (causing tremendous loss to the U.S.), and are putting many thousands of retailers out of business! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 29, 2018

Trump prides himself as a counter-puncher, and now that he's president, he has the federal government at his disposal. What does this new "task force" stand to discover? Probably what everyone else seems to already know: Amazon actually makes money for the USPS.

The Post Office does offer Amazon a cheaper shipping rate because of the volume the company guarantees. By no stretch of the imagination is Amazon causing the USPS to lose a "fortune," as Trump insists. In fact, most experts agree Amazon is helping keep the Post Office solvent. While the USPS has lost money of each the last 11 years, its packages and shipping department is booming, hauling in $19 billion in revenue in 2017.

The thing is, the USPS couldn't even lose money on Amazon if it wanted to. A law passed in 2006 stipulates that the Post Office must set its prices high enough to at least break even with each of its clients.

Experts agree that the USPS benefits from Amazon’s business. Robert Alexander/Getty Images Getty Images

For Trump, there's also the issue of Amazon not paying taxes. This, too, is false. According to the New York Times, Amazon paid an average tax rate of 13 percent from 2007 to 2015, which is lower than average but higher than companies like Facebook and Boeing. (Never mind that Trump's entire career in real estate was built on fighting New York City for exorbitant tax breaks.)

Trump could be referring to sales tax, which Amazon avoided (legally) in various states for years. As of last April, however, the company pays sales tax in all 45 states that have one. Experts and advisers have reportedly attempted to explain all of this to Trump, but he's only doubled down.

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Only fools, or worse, are saying that our money losing Post Office makes money with Amazon. THEY LOSE A FORTUNE, and this will be changed. Also, our fully tax paying retailers are closing stores all over the country...not a level playing field! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 2, 2018

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I am right about Amazon costing the United States Post Office massive amounts of money for being their Delivery Boy. Amazon should pay these costs (plus) and not have them bourne by the American Taxpayer. Many billions of dollars. P.O. leaders don’t have a clue (or do they?)! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 3, 2018

Now, to stick it to everyone, he's putting the government into action to satisfy whatever insecurity has led to his latest imaginary feud. The only possible outcome is Trump forces the USPS to raise its rates for Amazon, and Amazon shifts more of its business to FedEx or UPS—it currently uses the Post Office for about 40 percent of its package deliveries—and the USPS suffers for it.

He could get a few good tweets out of it, though.

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