Trump
Donald Trump — the 45th and 47th president of the United States.
Coverage of Trump is rising : 127 signals on the latest tracked day, up 9% from its three-week baseline of 117, across 35 domains (up from 31 a week ago). That makes it the #2 most-covered of the 274 concerns we track.
If Trump matters to your work, coverage is climbing off its baseline — worth a closer-than-usual look this week.
What’s changed
5 of the last 7 tracked days ran above the three-week baseline — a sustained move, not a one-day spike.
- Donald Trump renews effort to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook · Al Jazeera · 2026-08-08
- Uganda clears way for deployment of troops to Gaza under Trump plan · Al-Monitor · 2026-08-07
- Trump imposes 15% tariff on polysilicon imports for chips, solar power · Supply Chain Dive · 2026-08-08 · usually covers Shipping Logistics
- The Trump administration has refunded $100 billion in tariffs. Will you get any of the money? · Reddit r/economy · 2026-08-08 · usually covers Tariffs Trade Policy
- Crypto.com previously "unburned" 70B CRO to secure funding for a deal with the Trump family including a "CRO Digital Asset Treasury". The Trump family just walked away and CDC is trying to make it look like "buying advertising" is a "Marketing Arrangement" while CRO holders get nothing. · Reddit r/CryptoCurrency · 2026-08-08 · usually covers Crypto DEFI
- ‘Way too early’: Trump declines to endorse JD Vance for 2028 after report of private backing · Moneycontrol.com · 2026-08-07 · usually covers South Korea
What the reporting says
Across 1,450 tracked stories from 214 outlets, reporting on Trump most often describes public statements (176), military action (132), sanctions or trade (81), meetings or visits (43), elections (35), ceasefire or deal (33).
It shows up alongside Iran (431 — meetings or visits ×12, ceasefire or deal ×3, sanctions or trade ×2), Israel (293 — ceasefire or deal ×13), Hormuz (252), Gaza (196 — ceasefire or deal ×26), Middle East (143 — ceasefire or deal ×2), Saudi Arabia (126), Oman (120), United States (244).
Two steps out: Oil (through Iran, 410 shared stories on the weaker link); Russia (through Iran, 290 shared stories on the weaker link); China (through Iran, 272 shared stories on the weaker link); AI (through United States, 144 shared stories on the weaker link).
Tracked since Mar 16, with coverage on 87 separate days — concentrated in Middle East.
What the crowd is pricing
The odds the crowd puts on “Trump out as President before 2027?” fell 4 points between Jun 24 and Aug 8, from 10% to 6%.