DIThe Distraction Index

#executive action

6 events across 5 weeks

2Damage
2Hype
2Noise
24.5Avg Dmg
33.6Avg Hype
WEEK 83Jul 26 – Aug 1
HYPE2026-07-28
Trump Administration Diversity Crackdown in Corporate Boardrooms
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
40.6
Hype
60.0
WEEK 76Jun 7 – 13
NOISE2026-06-07
Trump Issues AI Acceleration Memo for National Security
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
17.6
Hype
21.3
WEEK 66Mar 29 – Apr 4
HYPE2026-03-27
Trump Executive Order to Pay TSA Workers During Shutdown
Resource Reallocationfederal · narrow
Damage
11.4
Hype
36.0
WEEK 49Nov 30 – Dec 6
DMG2025-12-05
Trump Administration Halts Asylum and Immigration Applications
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
41.0
Hype
27.3
DMG2025-12-05
Trump Administration Denies Visas to Content Moderators and Fact-Checkers
Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · moderate
Damage
33.5
Hype
32.4
WEEK 6Feb 2 – 8
NOISE2025-02-08
Trump Orders Freeze of Aid to South Africa
Resource Reallocationinternational · narrow
Damage
3.0
Hype
24.5