Sadly, the Amazon-Melania deal has much the same flavor as the rest of Trump appeasement moves – not just by Bezos but by others of his ilk

The language in a New York Times article was extremely restrained as it described Jeff Bezos’s evolving stance regarding Donald Trump.

The Amazon founder and the president-elect had had a rocky relationship in the past, “but in recent months, Amazon and Mr. Bezos have taken steps to repair it”.

Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist