Donald Trump and his family are making millions of dollars every day. Americans are losing money every day — paying for the cost of his never-ending war with Iran, and the cost of his unnecessary tariffs. Americans are losing health insurance, getting sick, and dying, because money that used to pay for SNAP, health care, and other assistance is going to pay for his tax cuts instead. Every number below links to its original source.
Updated daily · last refreshed August 20, 2026Today the Trump family made, on average
$4.49M
Daily average. CAP's tracker puts total cash, crypto gains, and gifts to the Trump family at $2.93B over 652 days since the 2024 election — that total ÷ days elapsed.
Source: CAP, "Trump's Take" ↗Today the Iran war cost you, on average
~$3.80
Per household daily average (≈$506M nationally per day). Brown University's Watson Institute measured $300+/household and $40B+ nationally in extra fuel costs as of May 18, 2026, since the conflict began Feb 28, 2026 — that total ÷ days elapsed.
Source: Watson Institute, Brown University ↗Today Trump's tariffs cost you, on average
~$2.52
Per household daily average. Tax Policy Center estimates tariffs will cost the average household $920 in 2026 (Aug 10, 2026 estimate) — that total ÷ 365.
Source: Tax Policy Center ↗Today ICE booked into detention, on average
~1,050 people
Daily average. ICE interior enforcement (~955/day) plus CBP (~94/day) book-ins, per TRAC data analyzed by immigration researcher Austin Kocher, March 2026 — the most recent period with a published daily rate. Total currently in ICE custody: 60,311 as of April 4, 2026 (down from a record peak of 70,766 on Jan 24, 2026).
Source: TRAC, Syracuse University ↗Measles cases reported in the US this year
1,714
Cumulative total for 2026, across 32 states and New York City — 94% linked to one of 17 active outbreaks. Case count grew by 43 in the most recent week reported. Non-government source, tracked independently by university researchers.
Source: CIDRAP, University of Minnesota ↗Today Americans are losing health coverage, on average
~13,700 people
Daily average. National Medicaid/CHIP enrollment fell by 5 million people between April 2025 and April 2026, a 6% drop (KFF analysis of CMS data) — that total ÷ 365. CBO separately projects the 2025 tax-and-spending law's Medicaid and ACA marketplace cuts will push roughly 15 million more people onto the uninsured rolls by 2034.
Source: KFF, Medicaid/CHIP Enrollment Tracker ↗