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Amazon announced Thursday that it will be creating 100,000 new "full-time, full-benefit" jobs in the United States in the next year and a half, with President-elect Donald Trump's transition taking credit for the news.

While the company, in its press release, did not mention Trump by name, the Washington state tech giant joins a list of companies that have during the presidential-transition period announced plans to add workers in the U.S. Trump has personally pushed for the firms to take such steps, including reaching out individually to U.S. companies and has celebrated his role in the announcements, including some that had been planned before he was elected.

Trump is "pleased to have played a role" in the Amazon hiring pledge, Sean Spicer, a spokesman for the transition said today on a conference call with reporters.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was an attendee at a high-level meeting of tech executives with the president-elect at Trump Tower last month. In a press release on today's announcement, Bezos made the point that "these jobs are not just in our Seattle headquarters or in Silicon Valley — they're in our customer service network, fulfillment centers and other facilities in local communities throughout the country."

Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment about whether the announcement has any connection to the incoming Trump administration.

Nancy Scola is a reporter covering technology for Politico Pro.