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President Trump said he would not authorize a ban on diesel exports, hours after G7 countries agreed to release diesel and crude oil from emergency reserves.

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 2026-10-03. 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.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he plans to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in China in November and again at the G20 summit in Florida in December. Trump called Xi’s visit to Washington this week a success and said much had been accomplished.
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Reuters

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington concluded with ceremony and comparatively little confrontation. Key details from his talks with US President Donald Trump have yet to emerge.
Eeuronews

At a tea meeting with Xi Jinping at the White House on September 25, President Donald Trump said both the United States and China would be pleased with the visit. He added that the two sides would have more opportunities for communication.
VVOA Chinese

Donald Trump described his talks with Xi Jinping during the Chinese leader’s Washington state visit as “very productive”. They discussed artificial intelligence, technology-transfer licensing and the war in Iran, while officials said further AI discussions were planned. Trump and Xi are due to meet again in November and December, and Xi called the future of China-US ties “bright”.
AAl Jazeera

U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, to the White House on Friday for a tea chat.
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CGTN

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Friday that President Donald Trump's administration is comfortable keeping its trade standoff with Canada. New U.S. import bans on Canadian products take effect next week, while Washington threatens 50% tariffs on Canadian autos, parts and steel starting in January.
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Reuters

At the White House, Donald and Melania Trump receive Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan while the Chinese leader is on an official state visit to the United States.
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Fox News

The Trump administration asked OpenAI and Anthropic PBC not to provide new artificial-intelligence models to the UK’s flagship testing agency unless they first undergo review by US authorities.
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Bloomberg News

During Thursday’s state visit, President Trump praised his “truly great friendship” with Chinese President Xi Jinping, while unresolved issues including artificial intelligence and trade continued to hang over the relationship.
CCBS News

President Donald Trump said he had a “very productive meeting” with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but gave no details about potential deals or breakthroughs from their discussions.
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Bloomberg News
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President Trump said he would not authorize a ban on diesel exports, hours after G7 countries agreed to release diesel and crude oil from emergency reserves.

US farmers say they are running out of patience with President Donald Trump’s trade war with China. Higher diesel and fertiliser costs are cutting into margins, while weaker exports are pushing more farms into bankruptcy. Nearly 70 percent of rural Americans voted for Trump, but his approval is now negative in nine of the country’s ten largest farm states, including Minnesota.

A Texas federal court has put the administration's planned border-wall construction in the Big Bend region on hold for now.
Bloomberg News Now rounds up the day’s top stories, including President Trump’s praise for the G7’s diesel release and stocks moving closer to a higher close, alongside other global business news.
The Trump administration has produced at least 13 campaign-style advertisements as part of a controversial, multimillion-dollar effort funded by taxpayers to promote President Donald Trump and his policies.
Donald Trump says he will not impose a ban on diesel exports.

President Trump briefly speaks with reporters upon departing the White House on Oct. 2.

The decision temporarily halts the Trump administration’s planned border barrier and associated infrastructure work in Texas’s Big Bend area.
CNN’s Aaron Blake writes that President Donald Trump has settled on a new explanation for the Republican Party’s expected losses in the 2026 midterm elections: the problem is the messaging, not the results.
President Donald Trump delivers remarks in Mobile, Alabama, as part of his midterm election rally tour.
