Trump fiercely blamed after major company reportedly raises over 1,000 prices

Since President Donald Trump first announced his sweeping tariffs, Amazon has quietly raised the prices of more than 1,200 low-cost goods — including essentials — since January, according to an analysis from The Wall Street Journal.

The reported hike includes the prices of deodorant, laundry detergent, soup and pet care items, the Journal found in its probe of nearly 2,5000 items, which was released late Sunday. The average price of inexpensive goods had grown by 5% over the course of the five months, from Jan. 20 to July 1, with increases such as Pet-Armor ear rinse by 136%, a stacking tray by 115% and Zarbee’s cough syrup by 77%,

The rise comes after the e-commerce giant’s CEO, Andy Jassy, told CNBC in April that Trump’s trade war with China could lead to higher prices for Amazon consumers. He noted, though, that the company was still waiting to see how Trump’s tariffs “play out.”

His comments coincided with other major retails like Walmart, Target and Home Depot warning the president the following month that his policies could hurt supply changes and empty shelves. But according to the Journal’s analysis, Walmart had lowered prices on the same items by nearly 2%. Meanwhile, a separate CNBC analysis released last week revealed that prices on items like baby gear and home goods did climb at Walmart in recent weeks, while the cost of dozens of other products remained the same.

Social media users were quick to point fingers at Trump over the report, which also noted that the lowest-cost items saw one of their largest single-day increases in February, two days after he suggested that tariffs would be imposed on most U.S. trading partners.

The “Republicans against Trump” account on X called the increases “inevitable” on Monday.

“Trump can keep bragging about the billions the U.S. government has made from tariffs, but at the end of the day it’s American consumers who are footing the bill, and it’s only going to get worse in the coming months,” the account added.

Another user, attaching an image of the price of a Campbell soup increasing by 30% and Trump announcing a 50% tariff on steel and aluminum last month, wrote: “Wondering if there is any correlation here.”

“Promises made, promises …..oh wait. That was just another lie,” a different user said.

“So much for ‘customers don’t pay for tariffs’ argument,” someone added.

Spencer Hakimian, the founder of the hedge fund Tolou Capital Management, wrote that “Inflation is out of control,” to which a user responded, “Time to lash out at Amazon…”

“Walmart, Amazon and various other companies are driving up the cost of living for everyday Americans as a consequence of the tariffs set forth by the economic and financial whiz, Donald J. Trump, the same person who caused three casinos to go bankrupt…,” someone wrote.

The Journal noted in its analysis that Amazon had cut the prices of some expensive goods, despite the cost of necessities having ticked up. The company maintained that the fluctuations are not representative of the company’s overall prices, writing in a statement that it upholds its “commitment to offering low prices.”

The newspaper also noted that domestic-made goods had saw increases, while manufacturers of some of the products said they have not changed their prices first offered to retailers.