President of the United States
President of the United States (2017–)
| Born | 1946-06-14 · Queens |
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| Party | Republican |
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| Education | University of Pennsylvania (BS) |
| Occupation | Politician, Businessman, Media personality |
The latest five surveys as each pollster published them, compiled by VoteHub (CC BY 4.0) and retrieved 2026-09-30. We only display them — no calculation, weighting or editing. A single survey often reports all adults and registered voters separately, so the same pollster and dates can appear twice; where approve and disapprove add up to less than 100%, the rest were unsure or did not answer.
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Approve | Disapprove |
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| TIPP Insights2026-08-25 – 2026-08-28 adults · 1,461 | 2026-08-25 – 2026-08-28 | adults · 1,461 | 38% | 52% |
| Ipsos2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 registered voters · 951 | 2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 | registered voters · 951 | 37% | 63% |
| Ipsos2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 adults · 1,215 | 2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 | adults · 1,215 | 33% | 65% |
| YouGov2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 registered voters · 1,379 | 2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 | registered voters · 1,379 | 40% | 57% |
| YouGov2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 adults · 1,536 | 2026-08-21 – 2026-08-24 | adults · 1,536 | 36% | 57% |
What this person said on the record, as reported, newest first.
Oil prices rose on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump denied he was willing to ease sanctions on Iran. Qatar was pressing for peace talks, while a recovery in Middle East crude supply had driven prices lower in the previous session.
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Reuters
Donald Trump rejects the need for new AI safety laws, while OpenAI’s Altman discusses the company’s IPO plans. The program also reports that OpenAI is targeting $30 billion in new funding.
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Bloomberg Television
US President Donald Trump says he will not consider jointly developing artificial intelligence with China, arguing that this would hand technological secrets to a major economic rival. He again rejected restrictions on AI, saying they would hinder its progress, while backing substantial industry self-regulation to guard against potential dangers.
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BBC Chinese
President Donald Trump endorsed outside audits to assess the safety of artificial intelligence systems in an accord with Silicon Valley leaders. The agreement seeks to address growing concern over AI risks while sidestepping new government rules.
BBloomberg News
US President Donald Trump said Bill Gates had allegedly changed his position and no longer believed artificial intelligence could cause events resulting in one billion deaths. Trump did not say where he heard Gates make the claim on Monday. Gates had previously urged government action to limit AI risks.
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TASS
US President Donald Trump and leading technology companies have signed a voluntary agreement on AI regulation covering internal reviews and joint monitoring, but it stops short of establishing concrete guardrails.
AAl Jazeera
US President Donald Trump met White House officials and technology representatives, including OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta. He said there was a belief in “tremendous self-regulation” and that technology leaders had signed a “morally binding” document intended to protect against potential AI hazards.
BBBC News
Donald Trump says he still does not know whether Iran will give up. Seyed Sadegh Emamian, an assistant professor at Tehran Polytechnic University and founder and former director of the Governance and Policy Think Tank, says deep mistrust between Iran and the US remains the main obstacle to negotiations.
TTRT World
US President Donald Trump reiterates that Tehran will not have a nuclear weapon and claims the war will end “very soon”, without providing details.
AAl Jazeera
US President Donald Trump says he will spend 32 days travelling across states to campaign for Republican candidates before November’s midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress. His approval rating has fallen to 37 percent as voters voice frustration over living costs and the war on Iran.
AAl Jazeera
Reports that mention this person, by story.
President Trump said the U.S. is still negotiating with Iran after rejecting a recent Iranian offer that he called “unacceptable.”
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NBC NewsOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-28 23:22
Trump says the United States and Iran exchanged messages through mediators. DAWN Senior Analyst Omid Memarian analyzes the latest developments in the US-Iran talks.
TTRT WorldOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-28 23:12
As the war enters its eighth month, President Trump rejects Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and says the U.S. will “win” the war “very soon.” NBC News correspondents and a military analyst examine the escalating rhetoric from Washington and Tehran ahead of November’s midterm elections.
NNBC NewsOriginal★★★★★2026-09-28 21:25
Trump says the United States could ease sanctions on Iran and release frozen assets if Tehran makes “concrete progress” on its nuclear programme.
TTRT WorldOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-28 21:19
US President Donald Trump is prepared to ease sanctions on Iran and unfreeze its frozen assets if Tehran makes concrete progress on its nuclear program and meets US demands, Axios correspondent Barak Ravid said, citing an unnamed US official. Iran has repeatedly said it is not seeking a nuclear weapon.
TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-28 20:57
The US bond-market selloff deepened Monday after President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, weakening hopes for a diplomatic breakthrough to end the war. Iranian officials have privately voiced pessimism about reaching a deal with Washington before the US midterm elections in November, according to people familiar with the matter.
BBloomberg TelevisionOriginal★★★★★2026-09-28 20:33
US President Donald Trump says Iran is ready to declare that it will not develop nuclear weapons, claiming Iranian authorities understand that obtaining them is impossible. Tehran has repeatedly said it does not seek nuclear arms. Trump says a US-Iran deal could be reached before the November congressional midterm elections.
TTASSOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-28 20:13
President Donald Trump said U.S. officials spoke Monday with mediators seeking to end Washington’s war with Iran. He added that the United States would win the war “very soon.”
RReutersOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-28 19:15
Barbara Slavin, a distinguished fellow at the Stimson Center, describes the US-Iran conflict as a dangerous mix of military escalation, diplomatic ambiguity and political calculation. She says recent indirect contacts between Washington and Tehran, mediated by Qatar, have been too limited and fragile for a serious breakthrough—more “kabuki diplomacy,” with both sides engaging only partly while guarding against any appearance of compromise.
FFrance 24Original★★★★☆2026-09-28 18:18
The article argues that Donald Trump was right to reject Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days. It says Tehran sought to exploit the US midterm elections, while accepting a temporary pause would have weakened American pressure, freedom of navigation and credible deterrence.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-28 18:16
