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Smokescreen AlertTrump Racist Social Media Post and Public Response → Trump Orders New Census Excluding Undocumented Immigrants · SI: 58.1 CRITICAL
While they talked about Trump Racist Social Media Post and Public Response, trump orders new census excluding undocumented immigrants.
By the Numbers
190Events
+108
37Damage
+28
79Hype
+36
74Noise
+44
14.7Avg Dmg
+5.1
25.0Avg Hype
-1.4
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Trump Orders New Census Excluding Undocumented Immigrants
Trump EPA Revokes Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding
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Trump Racist Social Media Post and Public Response
Attorney General Bondi Releases All Epstein Files
Top Damage · Dmg: 87.0
Trump Orders New Census Excluding Undocumented Immigrants

Trump ordered a new census that would exclude immigrants in the U.S. illegally, fundamentally altering apportionment and representation. This represents election administration manipulation affecting congressional representation.

Dmg: 87.0Hype: 51.01 src
Top Hype · Hype: 84.5
Trump Racist Social Media Post and Public Response

Trump posted racist content on social media, prompting criticism from former President Obama and media commentary. Multiple articles covered the post and reactions to it.

Dmg: 6.2Hype: 84.54 srcs
SmokescreenTrump Racist Social Media Post and Public Responseis obscuringTrump Orders New Census Excluding Undocumented ImmigrantsSI: 58.1
Full Index
Damage37 events
1
Trump Orders New Census Excluding Undocumented Immigrants
2025-08-07 · 1 src
UNDERCOVERED
87.051.0
2
Trump EPA Revokes Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding
2026-02-12 · 1 src
48.247.0
3
Democratic-Led States Sue Over Trump Election Overhaul Order
2025-04-04 · 2 src
46.231.4
4
Trump Administration Sues Federal Judges and States Over Immigration Enforcement
2025-06-25 · 4 src
46.228.9
5
Trump Administration Reshapes Historical and Cultural Institutions
2026-02-02 · 3 src
46.128.1
6
DOJ Fires Lawyer Appointed as Top Federal Prosecutor for Virginia
2026-02-21 · 1 src
45.831.5
7
Trump Administration Dismantles DEI and Diversity Programs
2025-01-20 · 3 src
44.724.5
8
Trump Administration Cancels Student Visas for Pro-Palestinian Protesters
2025-01-29 · 1 src
43.531.4
9
DOJ Sues Multiple States Over Voter Data Access
2025-09-26 · 5 src
42.530.6
10
Trump Administration Implements Broad Executive Order Agenda
2025-01-30 · 4 src
41.835.6
11
Trump Administration Seeks to Eliminate Disparate-Impact Liability
2025-04-30 · 1 src
41.523.7
12
Trump Administration Sues to Force States to Share Voter Data
2026-01-07 · 2 src
38.223.8
13
Trump Administration Dismantles Climate Action Policies
2025-03-05 · 1 src
37.824.1
14
ICE Begins Purchasing Warehouses for Detention Facilities
2026-02-21 · 1 src
37.227.4
15
Federal Voter Citizenship Verification Tool Produces Errors in Texas
2026-02-15 · 1 src
36.723.5
16
Trump Nominates Lawyer from Legal Team for Appeals Court
2026-02-19 · 1 src
36.216.5
17
Trump Administration Removes Historical and Science Information from Parks
2026-02-17 · 2 src
34.723.6
18
US Judge Throws Out Immigration Board Ruling Endorsing Trump Mass Detention Policy
2026-02-19 · 1 src
34.714.8
19
Trump Administration Freezes Reproductive Care Funding
2025-04-02 · 1 src
34.324.0
20
Court Orders Retrieval of Student Deported to Honduras
2026-02-15 · 1 src
33.629.0
21
Trump Administration Authorizes Covert CIA Action in Venezuela
2025-10-15 · 1 src
33.220.5
22
Trump Administration Seeks to Unravel NEPA Environmental Protections
2025-03-10 · 1 src
32.914.5
23
Trump Administration Hits 300 Anti-LGBTQ Actions
2025-07-22 · 2 src
32.629.1
24
Trump Administration Proposes Citizenship Question on Census
2026-02-19 · 1 src
31.826.4
25
ICE Federal Agents Alleged to Have Lied About Shooting Incident
2026-02-15 · 1 src
30.920.3
26
Trump EPA Revokes Climate and Environmental Protections
2026-02-20 · 1 src
30.918.1
27
US Deports 9 Individuals to Cameroon Despite Court Protections
2026-02-15 · 1 src
30.615.1
28
Judicial Review of Trump Executive Orders Becomes Central to Governance
2025-04-03 · 1 src
30.29.7
29
Trump Administration Revokes Citizenship of Naturalized Migrants Convicted of Fraud
2026-01-13 · 1 src
29.927.8
30
Judge Blocks Trump Election Overhaul Including Proof-of-Citizenship Requirement
2025-04-23 · 1 src
29.525.9
31
Louisiana Ten Commandments in Classrooms Law Takes Effect
2026-02-21 · 1 src
28.219.4
32
More Than 100 Judges Rule Against Trump Administration's Mandatory Detention Policy
2025-10-31 · 1 src
28.17.7
33
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Immigration Benefit Processing
2025-05-28 · 1 src
27.819.4
34
Trump Administration Dismantles Science and Health Protections
2025-04-24 · 1 src
27.120.9
35
Supreme Court Checks Trump's Expansive Executive Power Claims
2026-02-21 · 1 src
26.89.7
36
Trump Justice Department Poised to Preserve Ticketmaster Monopoly
2026-02-12 · 1 src
26.720.9
37
Trump Administration Blocks California Vehicle Emissions Rules
2025-06-12 · 1 src
25.221.1
Hype79 events
1
Trump Racist Social Media Post and Public Response
2026-02-15 · 4 src
HYPE
6.284.5
2
Attorney General Bondi Releases All Epstein Files
2026-02-15 · 1 src
HYPE
4.381.8
3
Trump vs Bad Bunny Super Bowl Feud with Midterm Consequences
2026-02-14 · 1 src
HYPE
1.079.3
Noise Floor74 events
1
Kentucky Supreme Court Rules Charter Schools Law Unconstitutional
2026-02-19 · 1 src
2
Republicans Challenge NYC Congressional District Redistricting
2026-02-19 · 1 src
3
Trump Administration Reduces AI Regulations
2025-07-23 · 1 src
4
US Military Strikes Alleged Drug Boat in Eastern Pacific
2026-02-21 · 1 src
5
Communities Enact Protective Immigration Policies Despite Federal Roadblocks
2026-02-17 · 1 src
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4
Immigration Enforcement Violence and Community Response
2026-02-15 · 1 src
43.267.3
5
Trump Moves to Enforce Nationwide Voter ID Requirements
2026-02-15 · 1 src
HYPE
0.067.3
6
Trump Invites Colombia's Petro to White House After Military Threat
2026-01-07
HYPE
—66.8
7
Trump Wildfire Recovery Order vs. California Funding Request
2026-01-27
HYPE
9.159.0
8
Trump Orders Government Release of UFO Records
2026-02-19 · 2 src
HYPE
0.054.6
9
Justice Department Sues Boston Over Immigration Enforcement Obstruction
2025-09-05 · 1 src
29.854.3
10
FAA Mandates Merit-Based Hiring Certification for Airline Pilots
2026-02-13 · 1 src
HYPE
13.749.5
11
Trump Comments on Prince Andrew Arrest Over Epstein Ties
2026-02-19 · 1 src
HYPE
0.749.4
12
DOJ Attempts to Seize Pennsylvania Voter Data Challenged by Voters and Civil Rights Groups
2025-10-10 · 1 src
24.849.2
13
Trump Administration Deportations to Third Countries Cost $35-40 Million
2026-02-15 · 2 src
HYPE
15.348.0
14
Trump Seethes Over Supreme Court Tariff Ruling, Blames Appointed Justices
2026-02-20 · 1 src
HYPE
10.947.4
15
Media Criticism and Conspiracy Theories About Democratic Coordination
2026-02-15 · 3 src
HYPE
6.247.4
16
Trump Announces English as Official US Language
2025-02-28 · 1 src
HYPE
9.546.2
17
Trump Administration Restricts Data Collection on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
2025-12-11 · 1 src
16.545.5
18
DOJ Voter Roll Lawsuits Driven by Partisanship Against Blue States
2025-09-19 · 1 src
43.845.4
19
Federal Judge Rules DOJ Can 'No Longer' Be Trusted in Voter Roll Crusade
2026-02-06 · 1 src
39.942.6
20
Trump Social Media Post Criticizing Bill Maher Dinner
2026-02-15 · 1 src
HYPE
—41.3
21
DOJ Unsuccessful in Attempts to Indict Democratic Lawmakers
2026-02-11 · 1 src
33.240.3
22
White House Proposes Banning Some Investors from Buying More Homes
2026-02-20 · 1 src
HYPE
5.340.2
23
Trump Visa Restrictions on Nigerians Involved in Violence Against Christians
2025-12-03
15.340.0
24
Trump Directs Government to Release UFO Files
2026-02-20 · 1 src
HYPE
0.039.6
25
Trump Announces Voter ID Requirement Executive Order
2025-08-31 · 1 src
34.236.8
26
New Mexico Reopens Investigation into Epstein's Zorro Ranch
2026-02-20 · 1 src
12.236.8
27
Trump Basks in Black History Month Praise While Dodging Racism Claims
2026-02-19 · 1 src
HYPE
4.236.8
28
Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump's Global Tariff Order
2026-02-20 · 4 src
19.836.0
29
Trump Meets Novartis CEO, Announces 11 New US Plants
2026-02-20 · 1 src
6.036.0
30
Homeland Security Shutdown and TSA Unpaid Work
2026-02-15 · 2 src
13.935.0
31
Rubio Munich Security Conference Speech on European Alliance
2026-02-15 · 5 src
HYPE
0.034.8
32
Trump Birthright Citizenship Executive Order Challenged in Appeals Court
2025-06-04
32.433.3
33
Federal Legislation Introduced to Stop Grocery Price Gouging
2026-02-15 · 1 src
HYPE
0.632.9
34
MAGA vs MAGA: Georgia Election Exposes Divisions in Trump's Base
2026-02-13 · 1 src
HYPE
0.532.8
35
Trump Administration Plans Online Portal to Bypass Content Bans
2026-02-18 · 1 src
32.232.4
36
American Oversight FOIA Lawsuit for Trump-Epstein Interview Records
2025-10-07 · 1 src
HYPE
0.032.3
37
Israeli Settlers Kill Palestinian American Teen
2026-02-20 · 1 src
2.831.6
38
Trump Administration Seeks to Deport Iranian-American Orphan Adopted by US Veteran
2026-02-21 · 1 src
7.431.4
39
Trump Administration Loosens AI Rules While States Seek Regulation
2025-07-24 · 4 src
20.831.2
40
Trump Announces 'Golden Fleet' Naval Expansion Plan
2025-12-22 · 1 src
7.430.7
41
Eric Trump Invests in Israeli Drone Maker
2026-02-17 · 1 src
10.230.5
42
Trump Administration Threatens California Over Transgender Athletes Policy
2025-06-03 · 1 src
17.330.4
43
Chicago Mayor Defies Trump Immigration Crackdown
2025-08-31 · 1 src
2.630.4
44
Trump Administration Halts Deportation Surge in Minnesota
2026-02-13 · 1 src
4.430.3
45
Trump Administration Cuts Tariffs on India, India Agrees to End Russian Oil Purchases
2026-02-03 · 1 src
10.630.2
46
Top Trump Homeland Security Spokesperson Departs Amid Immigration Crackdown Scrutiny
2026-02-17 · 1 src
HYPE
0.030.1
47
DOJ Sues Maine Over Transgender Athlete Policy
2025-04-16 · 1 src
15.430.1
48
Trump Administration Investigates UCLA Medical School Admissions for Alleged Racism
2026-01-28 · 1 src
9.429.9
49
DOJ Sues Providence Public Schools Over Educator Loan Forgiveness
2025-09-17 · 1 src
9.029.9
50
Georgia 2020 Election Probe Originated from Trump Election Official Referral
2026-02-11
19.229.8
51
Trump Receives TikTok Reprieve Executive Order
2025-01-21 · 1 src
20.629.7
52
Nationwide 'Good Trouble' Protests Against Trump Deportations and Healthcare Cuts
2025-07-17 · 2 src
6.929.7
53
Teacher Killed in Crash with Driver Fleeing ICE
2026-02-20 · 1 src
11.529.3
54
Trump Administration Defunds Autism Research in DEI Purge
2025-05-16 · 1 src
11.928.5
55
Poland Withdraws from Antipersonnel Mine Treaty to Defend Against Russia
2026-02-20 · 1 src
11.628.3
56
Trump Presses Iran with 10-Day Deadline for 'Meaningful' Deal
2026-02-19 · 1 src
10.628.2
57
Journalist Don Lemon Pleads Not Guilty in Minnesota ICE Protest Case
2026-02-13 · 1 src
3.828.1
58
Trump Board of Peace Initiative Announced with Global Commitments
2026-02-19 · 2 src
8.427.9
59
Trump Administration Releases AI Action Plan
2025-07-23
6.027.8
60
DOJ Rejected in Attempt to Obtain Michigan Voter Data
2026-02-10
5.427.8
61
US Agency Investigates ABC's 'The View' for Equal Time Violations
2026-02-07 · 1 src
10.427.7
62
Trump Administration Actions Against Harvard's International Students
2025-05-28 · 1 src
18.427.6
63
Florida Bill to Rename Palm Beach International Airport After Trump
2026-02-20 · 1 src
0.727.6
64
Trump Administration Challenges College Admissions Affirmative Action
2025-08-15 · 1 src
20.927.5
65
Trump Administration Appeals Order to Restore George Washington Slavery Exhibit
2026-02-18 · 1 src
6.027.5
66
Trump Discusses Taiwan Arms Sales with China, Raising Concerns
2026-02-18 · 1 src
16.727.5
67
DOJ Sues California Over Law Unmasking Federal Agents
2025-11-18 · 1 src
18.927.3
68
Senate Democrats Seek CFIUS Probe of UAE Stake in Trump Family Crypto Company
2026-02-13 · 1 src
23.127.2
69
DOJ Sues Washington Secretary of State for Voter Data
2025-12-02 · 1 src
22.327.1
70
Trump Administration Bans Diversity Policies at US Embassies
2025-03-31 · 1 src
16.527.0
71
Texas Man Fatally Shot by Federal Immigration Agent
2026-02-20 · 1 src
14.026.8
72
Trump and Sons Demand $10 Billion Payout in IRS Lawsuit
2026-01-30 · 1 src
19.926.4
73
DOJ Sues Over Christ Church Zoning in Idaho
2025-09-03 · 1 src
5.325.4
74
Wisconsin Rebuffs Trump Administration Request for Voter Data
2025-12-11 · 1 src
3.325.4
75
Trump Administration Releases Frozen New York Tunnel Funding
2026-02-17 · 1 src
16.825.3
76
Trump DOJ Sues Harvard University Over Admission Information
2026-02-13 · 1 src
9.325.3
77
US Civil Rights Agency Sues Coca-Cola Distributor for Gender Discrimination
2026-02-19 · 1 src
2.125.1
78
Trump Sues IRS and Treasury Over Tax Return Leak
2026-01-29 · 1 src
11.125.0
79
Court Blocks Deportation of Tufts Graduate Student
2026-02-15 · 1 src
0.0—
6
Wall Street Regulator Calls for Shrinking Executive Pay Disclosure
2026-02-17 · 1 src
7
White House Uses USAID Funds for Budget Director Vought's Security
2026-02-13 · 1 src
8
Social Media Companies Face Legal Reckoning Over Mental Health Harms to Children
2026-02-20 · 1 src
9
Trump-Appointed Judge Expresses Skepticism About DOJ Case Against Maryland Judges
2025-08-13 · 1 src
10
Trump Administration Challenges Immigration Policies in Court
2025-10-22 · 1 src
11
Trump Administration Restricts Visa Access for Tech Workers
2025-09-22 · 1 src
12
Live Nation Loses Bid to Dismiss DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit
2026-02-19 · 1 src
13
Grand Jury Refuses to Indict Democratic Lawmakers
2026-02-10 · 1 src
14
Administrative Error Sends Maryland Man to El Salvador Prison via ICE
2025-04-01 · 1 src
15
Trump Signs Order Broadening 401(k) Alternative Asset Access
2025-08-07 · 1 src
16
Trump Administration Harms Young Children and Vulnerable Families Through Policy Changes
2025-03-10 · 2 src
17
Trump-Appointed Arts Panel Approves White House Ballroom Renovation
2026-02-19 · 1 src
18
Trump Signs Order on Domestic Herbicide Supply for Defense
2026-02-18 · 1 src
19
DEA Supervisor's Bribery Plot in Dominican Republic Leads to Downfall
2026-02-19 · 1 src
20
Trump Promises Drug Price Negotiation Executive Order
2025-05-12 · 1 src
21
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore NY-NJ Rail Tunnel Funding
2026-02-06 · 1 src
22
Epstein Estate Agrees to $35 Million Settlement in Victim Class Action
2026-02-20 · 1 src
23
Trump Administration Investigates Minnesota Affirmative Action Policy
2025-07-10 · 1 src
24
Guinea-Bissau Stops Vaccine Study Funded by Trump Administration
2026-02-18 · 1 src
25
DOJ Sends Letter on Epstein Files Redactions to Lawmakers
2026-02-15 · 1 src
26
Trump Sued by Immigrant Youth Over Deportation Risk
2025-07-18 · 1 src
27
State Department Orders Nonprofit Libraries to Stop Processing Passport Applications
2026-02-13 · 1 src
28
JPMorgan in Talks to Bank Trump's Board of Peace
2026-02-19 · 1 src
29
Trump Administration Drops Appeal of UCLA Civil Rights Settlement
2026-02-14
30
Trump Signs Order to Boost Nuclear Energy Industry
2025-05-23 · 2 src
31
US Plans to Reopen Embassy in Syria After 14 Years
2026-02-20 · 1 src
32
US Refiner Valero to Import Venezuelan Crude Despite Sanctions
2026-02-13 · 1 src
33
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Slavery Exhibit at President House Site
2026-02-16 · 1 src
34
Judge Dismisses DOJ Lawsuit Seeking Oregon Voter Data
2026-01-27 · 2 src
35
Paramount Hires Ex-Trump Official as Public Policy VP
2026-02-15 · 1 src
36
Bayer Reports Glyphosate Shortages Following Executive Order
2026-02-19 · 1 src
37
New Mexico Launches Investigation of Forced Sterilization of Native American Women
2026-02-21 · 1 src
38
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Healthcare Funding Cuts
2026-02-15 · 2 src
39
DOJ Announces All-Time High in False Claims Act Recoveries
2026-02-03 · 1 src
40
Trump Administration Reduces Metals Tariffs
2026-02-13 · 1 src
41
ICE Chief Defends Immigration Enforcement Operations Before Congress
2026-02-10 · 1 src
42
Trump Administration Pauses AI Preemption Executive Order
2025-11-21 · 1 src
43
Transportation Department Orders Closure of 550+ Driving Schools
2026-02-18 · 1 src
44
Trump Claims DOJ Owes Him Money, Vows Charity Donation
2025-10-22 · 1 src
45
House Rejects Ban on Challenges to Trump Tariffs
2026-02-11 · 1 src
46
Virginia Supreme Court Rules US Marine Adoption of Afghan War Orphan Will Stand
2026-02-15 · 1 src
47
Federal Judge Blocks Pentagon's Effort to Punish Senator Mark Kelly
2026-02-12
48
Trump Slams California-Britain Energy Deal
2026-02-16 · 1 src
49
Federal Judge in Michigan Charged with Drunken Driving
2026-02-20 · 1 src
50
Mississippi Hospital System Suffers Ransomware Attack, Closes All Clinics
2026-02-20 · 1 src
51
Trump Administration Releases Maritime Action Plan for Shipbuilding
2026-02-14 · 1 src
52
Trump Supporters Uneasy About Military Actions Against Venezuela
2025-10-23 · 1 src
53
Arts Commission Approves Trump's White House Ballroom Plan
2026-02-19 · 1 src
54
Trump Creates Office of Shipbuilding with Tax Incentives
2025-03-04 · 1 src
55
Trump Signs Order on Food Supply Chain Competition
2025-12-08 · 1 src
56
Trump Signs Order on IVF Expansion and Government Transparency
2025-02-19 · 1 src
57
CEOs Disagree with Trump Policy Actions
2025-09-23 · 1 src
58
Trump Hotel Union Claims Administration Actions Costing Jobs
2026-02-13 · 1 src
59
House Renames Press Gallery After Frederick Douglass
2026-02-15 · 1 src
60
Opinion Content Criticizing Trump Administration and Democratic Response
2026-02-15 · 4 src
61
International News Coverage: Haiti, Bangladesh, Venezuela, Iran
2026-02-12 · 5 src
62
Entertainment and Cultural News Coverage
2026-02-15 · 4 src
63
Financial and Business News Coverage
2026-02-15 · 7 src
64
Local News and Community Coverage
2026-02-15 · 5 src
65
Miscellaneous Content and Puzzles
2026-02-15 · 4 src
66
Trump Administration Seeks to Boost Awareness of Immigration Approach
2025-02-24 · 1 src
67
New Paint Scheme for Trump's Air Force One Includes Gold, Red, White and Blue
2026-02-17 · 1 src
68
Trump Mixes Diplomacy and Flattery at Peace Board Meeting
2026-02-19 · 1 src
69
Speaker Denies Request for Rev. Jesse Jackson to Lie in Honor at Capitol
2026-02-20 · 1 src
70
NORAD Intercepts Russian Aircraft Near Alaska
2026-02-21 · 1 src
71
Israeli Strikes in Lebanon Kill at Least 12 People
2026-02-20 · 1 src
72
Trader Joe's Recalls Chicken Fried Rice Products for Glass Contamination
2026-02-20 · 1 src
73
Texas Senate Primary Between Crockett and Talarico Intensifies
2026-02-20 · 1 src
74
Warsh Federal Reserve Chair Nomination Process
2026-02-15 · 1 src