PoliticsWATCH: President Trump takes reporter questions
President Donald Trump answers reporters’ questions at Joint Base Andrews, discussing a Supreme Court ruling on his ballroom project, Treasury bond buybacks and other matters.

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 2026-11-02. 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% |
What this person said on the record, as reported, newest first.

On a podcast, Trump said the United States had done little actual fighting in the war with Iran, striking it hard a few times before stepping back to watch. He also claimed the US had succeeded twice in changing Iran’s government and reiterated that Iran must not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.
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Trump said he might have to become “Mr. Veto” if Democrats win a majority in tomorrow’s midterm elections, a rare acknowledgment that Republicans could lose. Polls a day before voting suggest Democrats may gain in both chambers as they seek control of Congress.
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Bloomberg Television

Donald Trump said a US-Canada trade deal was “very close” after talks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Carney said the two sides would work toward a “mutually beneficial” outcome in the coming weeks.
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Bloomberg News

At a campaign rally on Sunday, Trump repeated his threat to resume strikes on Iran, saying he might have to “give them the hammer” at an unspecified time. He had earlier said he would not strike Iran again before the upcoming US midterm elections.
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US President Donald Trump reiterated on Sunday his threat to resume strikes against Iran. At a campaign rally, he said he might have to give Tehran “the hammer” at an unspecified time, after previously saying he would not strike Iran again before the upcoming US midterm elections.
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Iran warned that a renewed war with the United States could last longer, while Trump threatened to carry out more strikes.
TTRT World

Donald Trump is wrapping up the final days of a turbulent midterm campaign with rallies in Iowa and Kansas. Speaking for two hours in Dubuque, Iowa, on Sunday, he continued his attacks on Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
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The Associated Press

At an Iowa rally, Trump praised congresswoman Haley Stevens for leaving the Democrats to support Mike Rogers’s Senate campaign, and invited her to join the Republican party. He then called Muslim Democrat Abdul El-Sayed a “jihadist,” continuing his Islamophobic attacks on the progressive Senate nominee.
GGuardian News

At an Iowa rally, Donald Trump discussed allegations that Alaska Democratic Senate nominee Mary Peltola’s campaign recruited another candidate named Dan Sullivan to run for the Senate. Trump said Peltola should be “prosecuted.”
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Fox News

The US president warns Iran to make a deal, while the IRGC says two tankers struck mines and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz.
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President Donald Trump answers reporters’ questions at Joint Base Andrews, discussing a Supreme Court ruling on his ballroom project, Treasury bond buybacks and other matters.

White House correspondent Jeff Mason discusses President Trump’s pledge to isolate Iran’s economy and his planned trip to South Carolina to campaign for the midterms. Strategists from Bloomberg Intelligence and Alpine Saxon Woods examine the week’s sharp swings in US Treasury yields, while ITG’s Chris Mecray reviews a digital infrastructure services company’s post-IPO performance.

On the final day of NBC News’ Drive to Decision Day series, senior national politics reporter Jon Allen joins Meet the Press NOW from Nebraska to recap his trip and visit to the “blue dot” district.

Trump aide Natalie Harp expressed intense loyalty to the president in at least two letters published by The Daily Beast on Thursday, as scrutiny of her relationship with Trump increased. One signed letter said she wanted things between them to always be right and closed with an expression of love.

On the final day of NBC News’ Drive to Decision Day series, senior national politics reporter Jon Allen joins Meet the Press NOW from Nebraska to recap his trip and his visit to the “blue dot” district, where voters shared a message for Trump.

Attorney General Todd Blanche declined to promise that he would act independently of the White House in an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press. Trump’s former personal lawyer argued that no attorney general should make such a pledge, while assuring the public that the president would never ask him to do anything illegal. His remarks have fueled debate over how free the Justice Department should be from White House control.

President Donald Trump said Ed Martin, a senior Justice Department official, would leave his administration post, marking the latest high-profile departure ahead of the November midterm elections.
Bloomberg’s early edition of Balance of Power examines the Trump administration’s latest moves, including the Canada trade deadline and Trump’s beef plan. The program also covers market updates, with stocks rallying and Bitcoin topping $77,000.

The US Supreme Court has temporarily allowed Donald Trump’s $400m White House ballroom project to proceed while it considers an emergency appeal. Chief Justice John Roberts paused a lower-court order that said the construction required congressional approval. The administration cites national security, while preservation lawyers argue Trump lacks unilateral authority.

Trump officials promoted what they presented as a major voter fraud revelation, but the data they cited has not substantiated the claim.