Donald Trump: President of the United States — statements on the news and related coverage

Born	1946-06-14 · Queens
Party	Republican
Offices	President of the United States2017-01-20–presentPreceded by: Barack Obama
Education	University of Pennsylvania (BS)
Occupation	Politician, Businessman, Media personality

Approval

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
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%

Statements

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Oil prices climb as Trump denies offering Iran sanctions relief; Qatar pushes for peace talks
Oil prices rose Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump denied offering Iran relief from sanctions. Qatar is pushing for peace talks.
CCNBC 2026-09-30 07:12
Trump calls Kim Jong Un a ‘friend’ and plays down North Korea’s nuclear arsenal
US President Donald Trump called North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a “friend” and downplayed concerns about Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal, saying Kim would be “fine” as long as Trump remained in office. Trump made the comments after being asked why North Korea could have nuclear weapons while Iran could not.
AAl Jazeera 2026-09-30 06:48
Oil rises after Trump denies willingness to ease Iran sanctions
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.
RReuters 2026-09-30 06:10
Trump Rejects Need for New AI Safety Laws, OpenAI's Altman on IPO Plans
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.
BBloomberg Television 2026-09-30 04:44
Trump rules out US-China cooperation on AI development
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.
BBBC Chinese 2026-09-30 04:39
Trump Backs Independent AI Audits in Shift of Safety Posture
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 2026-09-30 04:31
Trump says Gates no longer believes AI could kill one billion people
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.
TTASS 2026-09-30 03:10
Trump backs AI self-regulation at tech summit, but is it enough?
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 2026-09-30 03:00
Trump says AI companies must ‘self-regulate’
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 2026-09-30 01:47
Trump says he does not know if Iran will give up yet
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 2026-09-30 00:21

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