Overview
- At the East Room event, Trump pointed to a cartoon-style lapel pin beneath his American flag pin, saying it was a gift he calls “Happy Trump.”
- The meeting gathered nearly two dozen oil executives, including Chevron, Exxon and ConocoPhillips, alongside senior officials such as Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
- Trump used the session to promote his Venezuela pitch, asserting on Truth Social that industry leaders would invest at least $100 billion to rebuild the country’s oil infrastructure, a figure reported as his claim.
- Images and video of the pin spread widely on social platforms, and similar designs were listed for sale online, including a $9.99 bundle identified by the Associated Press.
- Reporters noted he had worn the same design earlier in the year at Tulsi Gabbard’s swearing-in as Director of National Intelligence.