PoliticsTrump Pulls Out All the Stops for Xi, but Summit Yields Few Results
The Washington summit was marked by elaborate pageantry and a panda announcement, but produced few concrete outcomes.
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% |
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The panel on ‘The Big Weekend Show’ discusses President Donald Trump’s remarks on the conflict with Iran and his call to make daylight saving time permanent.
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Fox News

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
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The Washington summit was marked by elaborate pageantry and a panda announcement, but produced few concrete outcomes.
CNN was removed Saturday from the press pool accompanying President Donald Trump on a trip to Tennessee. The administration had barred CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House the previous week, but a judge ordered temporary restoration, calling the move likely unconstitutional.

The White House is refusing to let CNN travel on Air Force One to cover President Donald Trump’s Saturday trip to Tennessee, the network reported.
The White House has blocked CNN from travelling with President Donald Trump on Air Force One to Tennessee on Saturday. The decision intensifies an ongoing dispute with the media, after a federal judge ruled that barring news outlets from the White House was likely unconstitutional.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has concluded a three-day visit to the United States that included tea at the White House and a tour of the National Archives. CNN’s Alayna Treene breaks down his visit with President Trump.
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is urging President Donald Trump to withdraw an invitation for Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the upcoming G20 summit in Miami. They warn that Putin’s presence could legitimize a government still attacking Ukrainian civilian targets and ease pressure on Moscow to accept a ceasefire.

US State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott says President Donald Trump “holds all of the cards” in negotiations with Tehran. Officials from the two countries met with mediators on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, but no agreement has been reached so far.

President Donald Trump will hold an event Tuesday with technology and artificial intelligence leaders to launch a new government website, as his administration faces pressure to introduce new guardrails for AI use.
The White House has removed CNN from the Air Force One press assignment for Donald Trump’s trip and replaced it with conservative outlet Real America’s Voice News. CNN and two other barred outlets are suing, and a judge temporarily overturned the broader White House access ban, though the ruling did not directly address Air Force One pool duties.

The U.S. Supreme Court has handed Donald Trump a victory in an election case.