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Trump outlined a forthcoming benefit for more than 20 million seniors: checks worth close to $100 that, he said, would ease the burden of Medicare Part B premiums.
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 attacked Canada’s immigration policies on Wednesday, claiming the country is “destroying itself” by admitting “millions” of people without proper security checks. Canadian federal ministers called the remarks ill-informed and grossly inaccurate.
CCBC News

After ten months of negotiations, the governments of Copenhagen, Washington and Nuuk have signed an agreement settling Greenland’s fate. Trump claims the deal gives him “permanent control” over the Arctic island.
Eeuronews

President Donald Trump is preparing to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington for high-stakes White House talks. The roundup also covers flood alerts in New Mexico, a nor’easter threatening the East Coast, higher gas prices, and Trump’s disclosure that his team held three hours of talks with Iranian officials.
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ABC News

President Donald Trump is welcoming Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House as both leaders seek to preserve stability between the world’s two largest economies. Few concrete outcomes are expected from their meeting.
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NBC News

US President Donald Trump has proposed an “energy ceasefire” under which Russia and Ukraine would stop attacking energy facilities. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv is ready if Moscow halts strikes on Ukraine’s energy systems, but attacks continue and major questions remain over the terms and durability of any truce.
AAl Jazeera

President Trump said U.S. envoys held “very good” discussions with Iranian officials in New York, while Tehran reported maintaining “firm positions” on reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Chinese President Xi Jinping is heading to Washington for a White House summit expected to draw many U.S. technology executives.
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Bloomberg Television

The UK has suspended its €139 million annual lease payments for the Diego Garcia base while ministers seek to reshape the Chagos agreement into one acceptable to Washington. The Conservatives are calling for the deal to be scrapped entirely.
Eeuronews

US President Donald Trump again threatened Iran with “annihilation” during a speech to the UN General Assembly if it refuses to agree to some form of deal. Fawaz Gerges of the London School of Economics provided analysis.
TTRT World

US President Donald Trump said American officials held “very good” talks with Iranian envoys in New York, reviving hopes for a diplomatic way out. He called the three-hour session “very productive” and said another meeting was being planned soon, though any progress remained unclear. Swiss lawmakers meanwhile decisively backed a plan that could force UBS Group AG to hold billions more in capital.
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Bloomberg Television

President Donald Trump warned Iran during his United Nations General Assembly address that he could “annihilate the Islamic Republic” if no deal is reached. He is also preparing to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House, where intensifying AI competition will be central to the agenda. The visit has drawn rare criticism from a senior Republican.
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NBC News
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Trump outlined a forthcoming benefit for more than 20 million seniors: checks worth close to $100 that, he said, would ease the burden of Medicare Part B premiums.
President Donald Trump has made it abundantly clear that he is willing to use official government resources in ethically dubious ways in an effort to win the 2026 midterm elections. This week, he promoted major economic projects in two key Senate states, but both announcements soon fell apart.
Bloomberg News Now presents a continuously updated audio roundup of the day’s leading stories, including Donald Trump’s plan to name an AI czar and the G7’s move to release diesel fuel stocks, alongside other global business news.
President Donald Trump said at an Alabama rally that his economic agenda had helped attract investment and jobs, using the appearance as a midterm campaign pitch in a state that has long been staunchly Republican.
Tim Sahay, co-director of the Net Zero Industrial Policy Lab at Johns Hopkins University, analyses the G7 meeting and the issue of a US ban on diesel exports.

Europe is expected to release diesel reserves to help lower prices after pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump. The G7 agreed to coordinate the release of 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil over the next four months.

The Five co-hosts assess President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Oklahoma as he launches an offensive in Republican-leaning states ahead of the midterm elections.

President Donald Trump said the United States would not impose a ban on diesel fuel exports, arguing the issue had never genuinely been under consideration. He also praised Europe’s decision to release substantial diesel reserves.
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.
