DIThe Distraction Index

#monuments

5 events across 4 weeks

0Damage
5Hype
0Noise
1.7Avg Dmg
64.4Avg Hype
WEEK 70Apr 26 – May 2
HYPE2026-04-25
Trump Administration Reinstalls Statue of Caesar Rodney
Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · broad
Damage
2.2
Hype
67.3
WEEK 68Apr 12 – 18
HYPE2026-04-16
Trump Administration Proposes Triumphal Arch Construction in Washington DC
Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · narrow
Damage
4.1
Hype
80.0
HYPE2026-04-12
Trump Announces Plans for DC Triumphal Arch
federal · narrow
Damage
—
Hype
60.0
WEEK 65Mar 22 – 28
HYPE2026-03-22
White House Installs Christopher Columbus Statue from Toppled Baltimore Monument
Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · narrow
Damage
2.0
Hype
82.3
WEEK 42Oct 12 – 18
HYPE2025-10-17
Trump Plans Paris-Like Arch Monument Near Lincoln Memorial
Damage
0.3
Hype
32.2