WATCH: Trump presents data with economist Stephen Moore, days after BLS chief fired

Politics

The White House invited journalists into the Oval Office Thursday afternoon for a surprise appearance by conservative economist Stephen Moore.

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President Donald Trump and Moore, flanked by charts, had some economic data to present.

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Moore is a favorite of Trump and the president nominated him to the Federal Reserve board in his first White House term, but Moore could not get confirmed in the Senate.

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Trump also said he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin even if the Russian leader won't meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Trump, when asked Thursday by a reporter if Putin would need to meet with Zelenskyy in order to secure a meeting with the U.S., said, "No, he doesn't. No."

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