US President Donald Trump looks on during a meeting with US oil company executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Jan. 9, 2026. (SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)
Trump explained that the pin was a gift.
"Somebody gave me this. You know what that is? That's called a ‘happy Trump,'" the president said, holding up the pin.
"And consider the fact that I'm never happy. I'm never satisfied. I will never be satisfied until we make America great again. But we're getting pretty close," he said.
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US oil company executives look on during a meeting with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 9, 2026. (SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)
The exchange came as Trump hosted nearly two dozen oil executives at the White House Friday to discuss investment in Venezuela following the U.S. military's successful capture of the nation's dictatorial president, Nicolás Maduro.
The lineup of oil companies includes Chevron, Exxon, ConocoPhillips, Continental, Halliburton, HKN, Valero, Marathon, Shell, Trafigura, Vitol Americas, Repsol, Eni, Aspect Holdings, Tallgrass, Raisa Energy and Hilcorp.
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Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum also attended the meeting.
Fox News Digital's Emma Colton contributed to this report.
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