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President Trump is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington for a high-stakes summit, NBC News reports.

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 2026-10-07. 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% |
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has a call scheduled with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a possible plague case at a research institute in Siberia.
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The Associated Press

President Donald Trump said he has arranged a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a suspected plague case, as concern over the incident grows around the world.
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Bloomberg News

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he has scheduled a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a possible plague case at a research institute in Siberia.
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US President Donald Trump said he was considering whether to end the conflict with Iran “the nice way” or the “not so nice way,” saying a decision would soon become clear. He also claimed that no one knows who is running Iran and that its missile and drone production capacity has sharply declined.
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Bloomberg Television

US President Donald Trump said the United States does not need Iranian oil and claimed the US Navy fully controls the Strait of Hormuz. He also said Washington had effectively prevented Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons. The report notes that Iran has repeatedly denied seeking nuclear arms and that Western intelligence agencies found no evidence of such development.
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US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would speak “very soon” with Russian President Vladimir Putin about the reported plague death of a laboratory technician. Washington and the World Health Organization are pressing Moscow for greater transparency and clarification of conflicting accounts surrounding the incident in Siberia.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that no one knew who was running Iran during the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, which has now entered its eighth month.
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Reuters

President Donald Trump said he plans to speak with Vladimir Putin about a possible pneumonic plague case in Russia. The death of a staffer at an anti-plague laboratory has raised global public health concerns, while the U.S. has said it was willing to help.
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President Trump is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington for a high-stakes summit, NBC News reports.

US President Donald Trump personally greets Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews as Xi arrives in Washington. Their anticipated talks are expected to cover trade, artificial intelligence, Taiwan, and the wars in Iran and Ukraine. The visit is Xi’s first state visit to Washington in a decade.

Klaus Larres, a professor of history and international affairs at the University of North Carolina, examines the upcoming meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Washington, where trade, Taiwan and Iran are expected to be discussed.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Washington and was personally greeted by Donald Trump at Andrews Air Force Base. The White House is staging a high-profile welcome, with AI, trade and Taiwan expected to feature in the leaders’ agenda during Xi’s three-day visit.

President Trump personally welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews on September 23, ahead of a formal ceremony on September 24. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Iran against pursuing nuclear weapons or supporting regional proxies, and said Trump and Xi are expected to discuss differences over trade, critical minerals and supply chains.

President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the United States at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, ahead of their high-stakes bilateral meetings.

Analysts say Beijing may encourage Tehran to restart negotiations and could press Iran against further escalation, but is unlikely to stop buying Iranian oil or join Washington’s financial pressure campaign. China would want any deal to deliver tangible benefits for Iran, including sanctions relief, access to frozen funds and an end to military attacks.

Trump is set to welcome Chinese leader Xi Jinping, with the two leaders scheduled to hold private talks at the White House on Thursday.

US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping at the aircraft stairs after Xi arrived in the United States for a visit. The two leaders shook hands. China’s Foreign Ministry said the state visit would run from September 23 to 25.
Donald Trump welcomed Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews as the Chinese president began a state visit to the United States. Despite tensions over artificial intelligence development and wider geopolitical instability, Trump is expected to offer an unusually lavish reception, including a 21-gun salute and private tea. Tech leaders have also been invited to a state dinner.
