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Trump wears ‘happy Trump’ pin at White House meeting with oil executives
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President Trump wore a novel accent to the White Home on Friday: a customized lapel pin depicting what he known as a “completely satisfied Trump.”
The president wore the small pin, which seemed to be a cartoonish picture of Trump in a navy blue go well with and crimson tie, slightly below his ordinary American flag lapel pin, as he met with oil and fuel executives within the East Room of the White Home.
Fox Information Senior White Home Correspondent Peter Doocy observed the accent and requested the president about it.
“I see the lapel pin of the American flag,” Doocy stated. “What is the different lapel pin?”
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President Donald Trump throughout a gathering with executives from U.S. oil firms within the East Room of the White Home in Washington, DC, January 9, 2026. (Saul Loeb/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
Trump defined that the pin was a present.
“Any person gave me this. what that’s? It is known as a ‘Joyful Trump,'” the president stated, holding up the pin.
‘And take into consideration the truth that I am by no means completely satisfied. I am by no means happy. I’ll by no means be happy till we make America nice once more. However we’re getting fairly shut.’
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President Donald Trump exhibits a lapel pin as he speaks throughout a gathering with U.S. oil firm executives within the East Room of the White Home in Washington, DC, January 9, 2026. (Saul Loeb/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
Trump added: “Somebody gave it to me. I put it on.”
The lighthearted second shortly gained traction on social media, with customers on X praising the pin and the president’s humorousness.
“Trump is carrying a ‘Joyful Trump’ pin immediately,” one consumer wrote alongside a laughing emoji. “How are you going to not love this man?”
“The place can I get a cheerful Trump pin?” requested one other.
“Simply our nice President Trump! He wears a ‘Joyful Trump’ pin as a result of he says he’ll by no means be completely satisfied till America is nice once more… however we’re getting shut! Hilarious!” wrote a 3rd consumer.
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U.S. oil firm executives throughout a gathering with President Donald Trump (not pictured) within the East Room of the White Home in Washington, DC, January 9, 2026. (Saul Loeb/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
The trade passed off as Trump hosted practically two dozen oil executives on the White Home on Friday to debate investments in Venezuela following the US navy’s profitable arrest of the nation’s dictatorial president, Nicolás Maduro.
The lineup of oil firms included Chevron, Exxon, ConocoPhillips, Continental, Halliburton, HKN, Valero, Marathon, Shell, Trafigura, Vitol Americas, Repsol, Eni, Side Holdings, Tallgrass, Raisa Power and Hilcorp.
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Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Power Chris Wright and Secretary of the Inside Doug Burgum additionally attended the assembly.
Emma Colton of Fox Information Digital contributed to this report.