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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.”