Jeff Bezos sat down with CNBC’s Squawk Box on May 20, 2026, delivering one of the bluntest defenses of his own tax bill any U.S. billionaire has offered in years. The segment, titled "Jeff Bezos on U.S. tax code: This is crony capitalism,", framed the Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder’s argument as a structural critique of Washington ... “This Is Crony Capitalism,” Bezos Tells CNBC, Defending His Tax Bill on Live TV