Trump & Co Watch July 2026
Trump crypto profits hit $1b as Bitcoin crashes 50% from its ATH (LINK) — 6 July 2026
Trump asked FIFA to review U.S. player's suspension before reversal: It was the first time since 1962 that FIFA has nullified a suspension for a red card received during the World Cup. (LINK) — 5 July 2026
Trump touts 'best fireworks show, EVER' after 250th speech, weather delays (LINK) — 5 July 2026
— Trump officials said it was the largest fireworks show in U.S. history, with more than 850,000 pyrotechnics being set off in the span of approximately 40 minutes from sites around the National Mall. The show was set to launch more than 80 times the typical amount of pyrotechnics used in the district for the Fourth of July. The Guinness World Record for fireworks was set during a 2016 New Year's celebration in the Philippines, which featured 810,754 pyrotechnics and lasted an hour in the pouring rain.
Daily Beast: Trump spirals over crowd size after delivering July 4 speech to empty seats (LINK) — 5 July 2026
— Trump's night had been derailed after thousands of attendees were evacuated from the National Mall as thunderstorms rolled in roughly three hours before the scheduled start of his speech. In his Sunday post, the 80-year-old president claimed that 422,000 people had gathered to hear his speech before severe weather hit. But 150,000 returned. Even by Trump's own estimates, the crowd would still fall short of the turnout for the 1976 Bicentennial, which The New York Times reported at the time drew roughly 500,000 people for the parade alone, according to Newsweek.
New York Post: Biden's illegal immigration surge triggered 30% rise in home prices, $ 20% in rents, Fed paper finds (LINK) — 5 July 2026
Fox News: Georgia teacher receives almost $300K settlement on 1 July over Charlie Kirk assassination post: placed on indefinite leave for claiming the world was 'safer' after the TPUSA founder was killed (LINK) — 5 July 2026
Trump to meet with Ukraine's Zelenskyy and Syria's al-Sharaa on Wednesday during the NATO summit (LINK) — 5 July 2026
Trump, in July 4 speech, says he 'wasn't treated that well' despite American right to equal justice (LINK) — 5 July 2026
— The Hill: Prior to his White House return last year, Trump was in the midst of several legal cases, including those regarding election interference in Georgia, 2020 election interference, the hush money trial in New York and the handling of classified documents.
— All other cases were dismissed except for the hush money case, where he was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels. He became the first president to become a convicted felon.
— A judge had found that Trump's business empire inflated its net worth to gain more favorable tax and insurance benefits, and ordered Trump to pay a hefty fine. The $500 million penalty was later tossed, though the judgment held.
WSJ: Trump delivers address on America's 250th birthday: 'Nobody Can Be Like Us': Speech was delayed by threat of thunderstorms after attendees grappled with extreme heat — (LINK)
July 4th: National Independence Day Parade canceled due to extreme heat on July 4: Parades canceled across DMV, celebrations delayed (LINK) — 3 July 2026
Trump slams communism as he talks America's 250th birthday from Mount Rushmore (LINK) — 3 July 2026
Trump pardons 11 people, including several for Clean Air Act violations (LINK) — 4 July 2026
Trump's State Fair shuts down temporarily as extreme heat derails July 4th events (LINK) — 3 July 2026
Fox News: FBI announces 305 arrests, 24 missing children recovered in Chicago during Operation New Dawn. Eleven federal agencies, including the FBI, DEA and ATF, united under President Trump's crackdown on violent crime (LINK) — 3 July 2026
U.S. declines to renew trade pact with Mexico and Canada (LINK) — 2 July 2026
"Pump and dump": Trump made $636 million — and left his supporters holding the bag (LINK) — 2 July 2026
Trump made hundreds of stock trades one day before pausing tariffs: turned tariffs into a get-rich-quick scheme — (LINK)