DIThe Distraction Index

#political retaliation

9 events across 6 weeks

3Damage
5Hype
1Noise
28.9Avg Dmg
34.7Avg Hype
WEEK 82Jul 19 – 25
DMG2026-07-25
Trump Administration Cancels Grants from Harris Voters
Resource Reallocationfederal · broad
Damage
27.0
Hype
17.0
HYPE2026-07-25
Trump Administration Cancels Clean Energy Grants in Harris-Voting States
Resource Reallocationmulti state · moderate
Damage
46.6
Hype
48.3
DMG2026-07-24
Trump Administration Admits to Withholding Government Funds from Non-Trump States
Resource Reallocationmulti state · broad
Damage
75.0
Hype
59.0
WEEK 61Feb 22 – 28
HYPE2026-02-25
FBI Obtained Phone Records of Kash Patel and Susie Wiles During Biden Administration
Information Operationfederal · narrow
Damage
21.6
Hype
31.4
WEEK 40Sep 28 – Oct 4
DMG2025-10-03
Trump Uses Government Shutdown to Punish Political Enemies
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
45.7
Hype
33.0
NOISE2025-10-03
Trump Administration Official Mulls Primary Challenge to GOP Governor Defying Trump
Norm Erosion Onlysingle state · narrow
Damage
3.8
Hype
17.3
WEEK 35Aug 24 – 30
HYPE2025-08-30
Trump Ends Secret Service Protection for Former Vice President Harris Early
Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · narrow
Damage
7.4
Hype
27.5
WEEK 30Jul 20 – 26
HYPE2025-07-26
Trump Administration Denies Flood Assistance to Maryland
Resource Reallocationsingle state · broad
Damage
27.3
Hype
31.9
WEEK 6Feb 2 – 8
HYPE2025-02-08
Trump Revokes Biden Security Clearance and Intelligence Briefings
Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · narrow
Damage
5.8
Hype
46.5