Overview
- Asked about the cartoon-style pin beneath his American flag pin, the president said it was a gift and joked he is "never satisfied" until he makes America great again.
- Trump met with executives from roughly 17 to nearly two dozen energy companies in the White House East Room to discuss rebuilding Venezuela’s oil sector.
- He wrote on Truth Social that "BIG OIL" leaders would invest at least $100 billion in Venezuela, a figure presented as his claim during the day’s events.
- Attendees included Chevron, Exxon, ConocoPhillips, Shell, Halliburton, Valero, Marathon, Trafigura, Vitol, Repsol and Eni, with Chevron noted as the only major currently active in Venezuela.
- The pin moment spread across social media, and reporting noted Trump wore a similar design in February and that a lookalike pin is listed online for $9.99.