Donald Trump

Trump is pressing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to reach an agreement with Russia, warning that failure to do so would be “a very bad thing.” He says the U.S. has given Ukraine a lot without receiving anything in return.

TThe Associated Press 2026-10-20 23:32

Donald Trump says discussing whether to endorse Vice President JD Vance as his successor is premature. Trump praised Vance as talented but said attention should remain on the midterm elections. Vance says he has not decided whether to run in 2028.

TThe Associated Press 2026-10-20 22:59

Donald Trump stepped up pressure on Ukraine to reach a deal with Russia to end the war, blaming Volodymyr Zelenskyy for holding up peace efforts. After talks in Oslo with a US envoy and European leaders, Zelenskyy said Ukraine had clear ideas for achieving peace and wanted the United States to take them to Russia.

AAl Jazeera 2026-10-20 22:20

Trump said he had not discussed with Vice President JD Vance the possibility of Vance running for president in 2028, praising him as talented and a good person. Trump said it was too early to consider publicly endorsing Vance as his successor, and that Republicans should first assess next month’s midterm results.

TTASS 2026-10-20 21:36

Donald Trump says he plans to spend more than $400m to help Republicans win the November 3 midterm elections, with over $300m already spent on campaign outreach. His party is seeking to retain narrow majorities in both chambers of Congress as his approval ratings fall and Democrats aim to take control.

Party strategy and campaigning

AAl Jazeera 2026-10-20 21:27

On Tuesday, Trump urged Ukraine to make a deal to end its war with Russia. He said the US had provided Ukraine hundreds of billions of dollars over the years but received nothing in return apart from higher diesel prices, adding that Ukraine must want to settle the war.

GGlobal News 2026-10-20 21:23

Donald Trump said Congresswoman Ilhan Omar could face prison as part of an immigration investigation, in addition to possible deportation. Omar is a progressive Democrat who was born in Somalia and came to the United States as a child.

TTRT World 2026-10-20 20:48

A week after federal agents raided Ilhan Omar’s Washington, DC, home over immigration-fraud allegations, Donald Trump said the US citizen could be deported and called her birthplace, Somalia, a “real s—house”. He also called Omar “sick” and “dishonest”.

AAl Jazeera 2026-10-20 20:32

Trump said he had spoken at length with Putin and asked him to release 72-year-old American Stephen Hubbard, whom Russia convicted of taking part in combat operations on Ukraine’s side. In 2024, the Moscow City Court sentenced Hubbard to six years and ten months in a general-regime penal colony.

TTASS 2026-10-20 20:24

Donald Trump said the United States wants Volodymyr Zelensky to make a deal, adding that he could have ended the Ukraine conflict two years ago on better terms. Trump recalled that their February 28, 2025, White House meeting devolved into a shouting match, and the planned news conference was canceled.

TTASS 2026-10-20 20:20