EconomyTrump says US will take control of 65bn barrels of Venezuelan oil
Donald Trump says the US will take control of 65bn barrels of Venezuelan oil, adding that a joint venture between the two countries will lower petrol prices for Americans.
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 2026-10-30. 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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| 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% |
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After a $6.3 billion hack of Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, calls for legislation are growing. President Trump says the incident is being investigated.
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Donald Trump insulted a Reuters reporter’s appearance and called him “disgusting” after the reporter asked why Trump had canceled two upcoming campaign events. A day later, Trump rescheduled rallies in Kansas and Iowa.
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ExxonMobil and Chevron, the two largest U.S. oil companies, reported exceptionally large profits as oil prices stayed sharply elevated because of the U.S. war with Iran. Trump promoted the benefits of high oil prices.
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Donald Trump said he believes the war with Iran will end soon, whatever the way it is brought to a close. He said Iran must reach a deal and that the United States needs a guarantee it will never have a nuclear weapon.
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Speaking ahead of the November 3 midterm congressional elections, US President Donald Trump said Friday that he believed the war with Iran would end soon, but offered no explanation of how it would happen.
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Trump is calling on the Justice Department to step up its investigations into Alaska’s Senate race.
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US President Donald Trump criticized a reporter’s appearance after being asked why he was not traveling to Kansas to campaign for the midterms.
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Trump said Vice President JD Vance’s contact with Iran concerned helping it obtain medical supplies. US media reported that Vance had sent a letter seeking to revive peace talks; Iran has received it but has not responded, and says its conditions must be met. The diplomatic effort has yielded no breakthrough, while US military options remain under consideration.
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Ukraine’s military has halted strikes on Russian oil refineries after pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the operations.
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Fox News reports the latest developments in an alleged ballot scheme in Alaska. Trump is calling for Mary Peltola to be prosecuted; the report also mentions a data breach targeting the Department of Homeland Security.
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Donald Trump says the US will take control of 65bn barrels of Venezuelan oil, adding that a joint venture between the two countries will lower petrol prices for Americans.
President Donald Trump spoke Friday with astronauts aboard the International Space Station from NASA’s Mission Control at Johnson Space Center. He congratulated the crew and praised their bravery in what was described as the first call to the station by a sitting president.

Washington and Caracas said Friday they had reached a “historic” oil deal granting the United States majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s reserves.

Fox News reports on President Donald Trump’s Senate promotions as the midterms approach, including his call to voters to “pretend I’m on the ballot.”

President Donald Trump says the US has agreed with Venezuela to control a majority of more than 65 billion barrels of its proven oil reserves. He says the transaction will expand America’s oil supply and lower gas prices. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called it a “huge win” for both countries, while details remain undisclosed.

The Trump administration is considering exchanging part of Yosemite National Park with a private developer for land elsewhere in California. CNN examines what the developer could gain from the controversial swap and debates whether giving up protected federal land is justified, as well as how voters may view the effort.

President Donald Trump said the United States has reached an oil agreement with Venezuela. He said the move would more than double U.S. oil reserves, increase supply and lower gas prices.
President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States had reached an agreement with Venezuela to take control of the country’s 65 billion barrels of oil reserves.

Donald Trump announced a new oil agreement with Venezuela, saying the US would gain “majority” control of more than 65bn barrels of proven reserves. Marco Rubio called it a major win for both countries, while a Venezuelan opposition figure denounced the deal as a “massive land grab.”

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration had reached a sweeping agreement with Venezuela. If carried out, the deal could give the U.S. access, at a cost, to vast quantities of the South American country’s untapped oil reserves.