[Video below.] President Donald Trump drew attention at a recent White House event after appearing with an unfamiliar accessory attached to his jacket.

The moment took place Friday, Jan. 9, as Trump, 79, hosted a meeting with oil and gas executives in the East Room. During the discussion, Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy interrupted the proceedings after noticing a new lapel pin beneath the president’s customary American flag pin and asked what it represented.

In response to the question about the unusual pin, which had not been seen publicly before, Trump explained that it was not something he had selected himself.

“Someone gave me this,” he said while lifting the pin so those in attendance could see it clearly. “That’s called a ‘happy Trump.’ ”

The president then added a characteristically pointed remark about the meaning behind it. “I’m never happy, I’m never satisfied,” he said, continuing, “I will never be satisfied until we make America great again, but we are getting pretty close. This is called a ‘happy Trump.’ Someone gave it to me, and I put it on.”

The pin itself depicts a cartoon-style likeness of Trump, showing him with an open mouth, knitted eyebrows, and clenched fists at his sides.

At the Jan. 9 gathering, Trump was seated alongside Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Another exchange from the same meeting later generated headlines when Trump appeared to catch Rubio off guard by publicly reading from a private note.

After calling on ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance to address the room, Rubio passed a handwritten message to Trump, while Vance, 41, appeared unsure of what was happening.

“Marco just gave me a note,” Trump said aloud, as Rubio closed his pen and looked down.

Trump then proceeded to read the contents of the note, turning toward Rubio as he did so. “Go back to Chevron,” Trump read from Rubio’s note. “They want to discuss something. Go back to Chevron.”

As the comment landed, Vance could be seen laughing, while Rubio smiled, seemingly embarrassed by the unexpected disclosure.

“Go ahead, I’m going back to Chevron,” Trump said as he set the note down and gave Rubio a friendly pat on the back, adding, “Thank you, Marco.”

The meeting occurred just days after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

Speaking to reporters following the early-morning operation on Jan. 3, Trump said the United States would now take control of Venezuela’s direction.

“No nation in the world could achieve what America achieved, successfully capturing Maduro in the dead of night,” Trump said. “We’re going to get the oil flowing the way it should be…we’re gonna run it properly. We’re gonna make sure the people of Venezuela are taken care of.”

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