Donald Trump has raised prices with tariffs.

Posted by The DSR Network, Aug 28, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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Sources: 1 contradict5 support1 context
Said: 1 time·
Confidence: 85%

The DSR NetworkAug 28, 2026

The claim that Trump has raised prices with tariffs is supported by multiple sources, including a New York Fed study finding tariffs added 2.9 percentage points to goods inflation by February 2026, and AP and FactCheck.org reporting that prices rose.

This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.

What was said

… Perhaps you should have this guy on your show. He perfectly embodies the reality, which is the Republicans have fucked up. They've done nothing. Now, the irony, of course, is that they've just deferred to Trump, and Trump's the one who's done nothing. Trump is the one who has raised prices with tariffs. Trump's the one who started a war that no one wanted. Trump is the one who has made hash out of every government agency. …

The DSR Network · Aug 28, 2026· from the transcriptPost →

What we found

Supports. A New York Fed study, as reported by CNBC and UPI, found tariffs imposed in 2025 and early 2026 raised consumer goods prices by 2.9 percentage points as of February 2026.[5][6][7]

Supports. AP and FactCheck.org reporting describe tariff-linked price increases, with FactCheck.org stating that prices have gone up, rising faster than during the latter part of the Biden administration.[1][2]

Contradicts. A Boston Fed paper finds productivity gains blunted the full inflationary impact of tariffs, but it still says tariffs raised firms' input costs and pushed inflation somewhat higher than it otherwise would have been. This narrows the size of the effect rather than contradicting that tariffs raised prices.[3]

Context. Sources on the claim's date describe tariffs as still in place, though the Supreme Court struck down some of them, with refunds later issued; this does not undercut the claim as of 2026-08-28.[1][4]