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Jeff Bezos participates in a conversation during the event "Transformers: Pushing the Boundaries of Knowledge," May 18, 2016, in Washington. | Getty Bezos on Donald Trump threats: Not appropriate for a presidential candidate

Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos said Donald Trump is not acting appropriately for a presidential candidate.

Speaking to the paper’s executive editor, Marty Baron, at a technology event at Washington Post headquarters, Bezos said Trump’s recent attacks on him and the paper had no place in American politics.

“That’s not an appropriate way for a presidential candidate to behave,” Bezos said, adding that his actions erode “the norms” of free speech.

In an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity last week, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee alleged that the Amazon founder uses The Washington Post to secure tax benefits for his company.

“Every hour we’re getting calls from reporters from The Washington Post asking ridiculous questions and I will tell you, this is owned as a toy by Jeff Bezos, who controls Amazon,” Trump said in response to Hannity’s question about how the paper has assigned some 20 reporters to dig deep into his life.

Amazon is “getting away with murder, tax-wise,” Trump said in the interview. “He’s using The Washington Post for power so that the politicians in Washington don’t tax Amazon like they should be taxed.”

In a statement last week Baron said that he receives “no instructions from Jeff Bezos” on any of the Post's coverage.