PoliticsTrump Awaits Xi’s US Visit
Bloomberg’s early edition discusses the latest developments in Washington and previews the Trump-Xi summit, including trade, Iran and AI. The program also notes Treasury yields rising above 5%.

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% |
What this person said on the record, as reported, newest first.

As President Trump presents an upbeat view of the economy, Vice President Vance has acknowledged Americans’ economic frustrations.
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ABC News

President Donald Trump said he is weighing a possible suspension of the federal gas tax as his administration seeks ways to reduce high energy costs ahead of the November midterm elections.
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Bloomberg News

Donald Trump said he plans to call Vladimir Putin soon about a possible plague outbreak in Russia and will share what U.S. intelligence agencies are reporting “tomorrow.” The claims began after an employee of the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute died in Shelekhov, with reports suggesting pneumonic plague and quarantine measures at hospitals. Authorities have not confirmed the reports; Rospotrebnadzor cited pneumonia of undetermined etiology.
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Fox News reports that massive protests in France are seeing increasingly intense clashes with police. Foreign correspondent Jeff Paul examines the unrest and its possible fallout, while Harry Cole and Simone Rodan join the discussion.
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Fox News

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.
CCBC News

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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The program examines the intersection of politics and global business. Lauren French, a senior adviser to Senate Majority PAC, says the group is making spending decisions week by week after pulling out of North Carolina and is watching races in Kansas, South Carolina and Mississippi. Retired Gen. Charles Wald says threats to US military bases are not unusual and that the B-1 departure from RAF Fairford is being depicted “a little bit out of context.”
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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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Bloomberg’s early edition discusses the latest developments in Washington and previews the Trump-Xi summit, including trade, Iran and AI. The program also notes Treasury yields rising above 5%.

The Trump administration is defending its decision to bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, arguing that the president has broad authority over press access and that the outlets’ reporting raised national security concerns. The three organisations are suing to have their access restored, with a federal hearing set for Wednesday in Washington, DC.

Experts say a diesel export ban would offer only temporary relief before prices climb again as refiners reduce production.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has answered Donald Trump’s threat to “annihilate” Iran if no peace deal is reached. Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Pezeshkian said Trump had called Iranians terrorists even though, he argued, Iran had been the victim of terrorism, and displayed images of children he said were killed by U.S. weapons.

Barack Obama said he was “not surprised” by President Donald Trump’s decision to bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, arguing that the issue should not be “partisan.”
U.S. President Donald Trump attacked Canada’s immigration policies on Wednesday, claiming the country is “destroying itself” by admitting “millions” of people without proper security checks. Canadian federal ministers called the remarks ill-informed and grossly inaccurate.
Trump’s meeting with Xi comes as U.S. automakers and lawmakers push to preserve restrictions on Chinese vehicles and manufacturers, potentially creating a difficult challenge for the American auto industry.

The Trump administration is preparing a 90-day ban on diesel exports, Politico reported, citing five people familiar with the discussions. The proposal faces divisions within the administration and with the oil industry and is intended to lower energy prices weighing on Republicans ahead of the midterms.
Russian daylight drone strikes hit Kyiv’s business centres, railway infrastructure, warehouses and fuel stations on Wednesday, killing at least two people and injuring 41, according to city authorities. The attack was among the heaviest since Russia began using faster, harder-to-intercept jet drones against Kyiv and nearby areas over the summer.

Perhaps, but not the partners the U.S. has historically aligned with. At the UN, Trump said he could either make a deal with Iran or “annihilate the Islamic Republic.” After months of threats to seize Greenland, he signed a security deal with it, while rejecting international calls for AI oversight as he prepares to host Chinese President Xi Jinping.
