Amid economic concerns, President Trump says he thinks the US economy “is doing fantastically,” and says he thinks the Fed should have a rate cut.
Despite a White House official asserting that a payroll tax cut wasn’t being considered, President Trump says that “payroll taxes is something I have been thinking about. Many people would like to see that."
JUST IN: President Trump says he would respond “very favorably” to a motion that would bring Russian President Putin back into G7: “I think it’s much more appropriate to have Russia in. It should be the G8, because a lot of the things we talk about have to do with Russia.”
Asked if the US is talking with the Maduro regime, President Trump says “we are in touch, we are talking to various representatives of Venezuela … we are talking at a very high level.”
President Trump notes US war in Afghanistan is nearing 18 years, and “we’re almost more of a police force over there” and “we’re not supposed to be a police force.”
Asked about ongoing negotiations with the Taliban, President Trump says US is bringing some troops back from Afghanistan, but “we have to have a presence.”
Asked about the Kashmir crisis, President Trump says that “Kashmir is a very complicated place. You have the Hindus, and you have the Muslims, and I wouldn’t say they get along so great. And that’s what you have right now.”
NEW: President Trump: “I think any Jewish people that vote for a Democrat – I think it shows either a total lack of knowledge, or great disloyalty.”
President Trump asserts his view that any Jewish person who votes for a Democrat shows "total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty." nbcnews.to/2zdlvFK
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