By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House and Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos squared off on Monday over the Biden administration’s handling of U.S. inflation and its plans to tax the rich. Starting over the weekend, Bezos has been slamming President Joe Biden, accusing him of misleading the public on inflation by arguing that hiking taxes on corporations and the rich would lower consumer costs. The administration responded with an unusually personal jab that suggested Bezos was trying to protect his wealth and undermine unions. “It doesn’t require a huge leap to figure out …