EconomyTrump’s Venezuela Oil Deal Faces Aging, Costly Fields
The success of the multibillion-dollar oil deal between the Trump administration and Venezuela depends on fields that are aging, deteriorated or expensive to exploit.
President of the United States
President of the United States (2017–)
| Born | 1946-06-14 · Queens |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Offices |
|
| 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 2026-10-15. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RMG Research2026-09-28 – 2026-10-06 registered voters · 2,000 | 2026-09-28 – 2026-10-06 | registered voters · 2,000 | 43% | 56% |
| Pew Research Center2026-09-30 – 2026-10-04 adults · 5,062 | 2026-09-30 – 2026-10-04 | adults · 5,062 | 30% | 68% |
| 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% |
What this person said on the record, as reported, newest first.

At a campaign rally at Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport in Arizona, Donald Trump said the war with Iran would end “very soon” and predicted a sharp fall in oil prices.
TTRT World

Donald Trump said Qatar offered to give the United States a 747 jet after he had sought to “borrow” one.
TTRT World

U.S. inflation was reported at 3.7% over the past year. At a Wednesday rally in Kalispell, Montana, President Donald Trump said the country had “very little inflation.”
N
NBC News

U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans on Wednesday for a new defense “super range” in Montana to test advanced military technologies, including autonomous weapons, space systems, electronic warfare and hypersonic weapons.
R
Reuters

Pyongyang reported a test of strategic cruise missiles fired from a submarine, underscoring its military posture after Donald Trump again signaled interest in sitting down with Kim Jong Un.
B
Bloomberg News

At a campaign rally in Bullhead City, Arizona, Trump said people who leak information to the media should be shot. He accused news outlets of revealing the timing of US attacks on Iran and endangering military personnel, and called for severe punishment for leakers.
AAl Jazeera

At a campaign rally, Donald Trump called for executing people who leak information to the media while attacking coverage he viewed as critical of the Iran war.
B
Bloomberg News

Trump said government officials who leak information to the media “should be shot.” His administration has repeatedly sought to crack down on leaks to the media.
N
NBC News

Trump said on Wednesday that he hoped Pope Leo, who has been diagnosed with lung cancer, would recover quickly.
R
Reuters

Trump claimed Iran forced him to promise not to kill its leaders anymore and said nobody currently wants to be Iran’s president. He also alleged that Iran would attack the US West Coast and Europe if it had nuclear weapons. The report says the US and Israel went to war with Iran on February 28; after a June ceasefire understanding, Washington resumed large-scale strikes overnight on July 8 before signaling a shift toward tougher sanctions.
TTASS
Reports that mention this person, by story.
The success of the multibillion-dollar oil deal between the Trump administration and Venezuela depends on fields that are aging, deteriorated or expensive to exploit.
People familiar with the matter said Trump aide Natalie Harp showed the president clips of media coverage last week before the White House barred Politico, CNN and MS NOW. CNN has sought comment from the White House.
CNN, MS NOW and Politico say they will sue the Trump administration after being barred from access to the White House, seeking to regain access.

CNN, Politico and MS NOW sued the Trump administration after their journalists were barred from the White House and had their credentials revoked. The outlets said the move threatened press freedom and their First Amendment rights. Trump called their reporting “fake news,” while Vice President JD Vance defended the ban as a denial of special access rather than an attack on free speech.

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are preparing to meet in Washington, with technological supremacy and unresolved economic friction high on the agenda. As a trade-truce deadline approaches, talks are expected to focus on artificial intelligence competition, semiconductor export policy and possible Chinese EV manufacturing in the US, amid tariff disputes and tensions involving Taiwan and Iran.

With six weeks until the US midterms, polls suggest Democrats could retake the House while the Senate remains less certain. Trump has intensified campaigning, spending heavily on ads and proposing $5,000 payments for Republican supporters. Yet pressure on his approval ratings over the Iran and Middle East war, along with higher oil, gasoline and commodity prices, could still reshape the race.

With the US midterm elections six weeks away, polls suggest Democrats could retake the House in what some describe as a “blue wave”, while the Senate remains less certain. Trump has intensified campaigning, spending heavily on advertising and proposing $5,000 payments for voters who support Republicans.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Russia has effectively “lost control” of its diesel production sector because of the war with Ukraine, claiming many refineries were damaged and temporarily offline. He urged an end to the fighting ahead of an expected meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss a possible pause in strikes on energy infrastructure and Black Sea targets.

US equity futures are rising as oil prices fall, while officials express optimism about a summit between President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping scheduled for this week.
President Trump took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
