Alan Fisher

“He says he wants to protect industries in the US like farmers and ranchers, and to do that he needs the price to go down. But it seems that he thinks there’s a deal, but no one else is sure that there actually is one,”

Alan Fisher · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-13

Reporting from Washington, Fisher said Trump believes there is a deal on energy infrastructure but no one else is sure one actually exists.

“perhaps the biggest deliverable for both sides”

Alan Fisher · said 2026-09-26 · reported 2026-09-26

Fisher said the continuation of dialogue between the two sides was perhaps the biggest deliverable from the summit.

“There was a lot of ceremony and a lot of pomp. In fact, there was a lot more pomp than progress,”

Alan Fisher · said 2026-09-26 · reported 2026-09-26

Fisher reported that the summit was dominated by ceremony with more pomp than progress.

“The United States has the First Amendment [of its Constitution] that says the government cannot restrict access to this sort of thing,”

Alan Fisher · said 2026-09-18 · reported 2026-09-19

Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher reported from Washington, DC, that Trump's ban will likely face a legal challenge under the First Amendment.

“Other presidents have been angry at press coverage before. Lyndon B Johnson used to rail about it. Richard Nixon wondered whether or not he could ban certain people from the White House as well. At every point, they were told it’s not a good look.”

Alan Fisher · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-19

Alan Fisher noted that previous presidents angry at press coverage were ultimately told that banning reporters was not advisable.