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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 2026-10-04. 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.

US President Donald Trump said good relations with leaders of major nuclear powers are important. He cited his rapport with Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, while declaring that Iran would never have a nuclear missile. Iranian authorities have repeatedly said they do not seek nuclear weapons.
TTASS

President Donald Trump said Iran has “virtually given up” its ambitions to acquire nuclear weapons. He made the remark while speaking with reporters before boarding Marine One on the White House South Lawn in Washington.
TTRT World

Fighting in Yemen is forcing more civilians from their homes as Donald Trump signals that a decision on Iran is imminent. He says Tehran faces either the easy way or the hard way, while families flee the escalating violence for expanding tent camps.
AAl Jazeera

In a prerecorded video appealing to Republicans to vote in the midterm elections, President Donald Trump said voters should use “every appropriate tool,” including mail-in ballots. Trump has previously sought to restrict mail voting while claiming it is rife with fraud.
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CNN

Bloomberg News Now highlights the naming of the FlyDubai suspect and Donald Trump’s statement that gas prices will go down, alongside other top stories from the day.
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Bloomberg News

US President Donald Trump said he is confident Iran has abandoned all plans to acquire nuclear weapons and claimed that Iran has been defeated. He said he still has to decide on Iran’s future but gave no details. Iranian authorities have repeatedly said they do not seek nuclear weapons.
TTASS

President Donald Trump pledged Friday to send $90 rebate checks to millions of U.S. seniors enrolled in Medicare to offset their premiums. It is his latest promise to send money to Americans ahead of the midterm elections.
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NBC News

Speaking to reporters outside the White House, President Donald Trump addressed the conflict with Iran, daylight saving time and his midterm blitz, saying Iran can choose the easy way or the hard way.
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Fox News

Bloomberg’s weekend program covers rising stocks, cooling job growth and Donald Trump’s statement that there will be no diesel export ban. Hosts David Gura, Christina Ruffini and Lisa Mateo are joined by guests including Vivian Salama, Jay Jones, Justin Wolfers and Dana Stroul.
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Bloomberg Television

President Donald Trump said the United States would soon refill its strategic oil reserves “for nothing” while discussing Venezuela and its oil resources.
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Reuters
Reports that mention this person, by story.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2409 as part of an anti-corruption package, presenting the measure as a response to President Trump’s $TRUMP fiasco.

EU defence ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss aid for Ukraine and Russia’s sanctions-busting “shadow fleet” as Moscow intensifies missile and drone strikes. Trump has rejected Iran’s Hormuz offer, saying the US is “winning tremendously”, while Pope Leo XIV travels to Metz for his final day in France.
The United States and China agreed to reciprocal tariff cuts covering $30 billion of goods after the Trump-Xi summit.

Oil prices rose and stocks and bonds declined after US President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, reversing some of the market optimism seen late last week.
Grace Jin Drexel, Bill Drexel and newly freed pastor Ezra Jin Mingri appear on Fox News Sunday to discuss Mingri’s imprisonment in China and his emotional return home after his release.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he expects more talks with Iran this week after rejecting its latest truce proposal. Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Tehran still sought a diplomatic solution and was awaiting an official response through mediators. The Strait of Hormuz remained at an impasse as fighting continued in Yemen, while Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it seized a U.S. submersible drone.

The US ambassador told Fox News that Donald Trump offered to sell arms to China during Xi Jinping’s visit. Under the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act, the United States is required to provide weapons to Taiwan for its defence; the island has a democratically elected president and legislature.
U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue assesses the outcome of President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping and reveals three developments he describes as “HUGE” on Fox News Sunday.

President Donald Trump is set to have dinner with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at the White House, despite their months of open conflict. Trump had attacked Amodei for repeatedly urging a slower pace in advanced AI development over superintelligence concerns, while stressing that Washington must retain its edge over Beijing.
Panama’s bonds have performed better than many investors expected, despite a crisis that threatened to hamstring the Central American country’s economy.