Fox Host Presses Trump Labor Secretary on Weak Jobs Numbers: Would You ‘Admit’ to Being ‘Disappointed?’

Alex Griffing Sep 5th, 2025, 11:14 am

Fox Business host Stuart Varney spoke to Trump Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer on Friday after August’s jobs numbers came in well below expectations and July and June’s numbers were revised down.

August only saw 22,000 jobs added to the economy, way below the 75,000 jobs that many expected. June, meanwhile, was revised down to negative territory, the first month to see job losses since the pandemic.

“Do tariffs have anything to do with this slowing job market?” Varney asked.

“Tariffs are working. I’ve been on the road, as you know, in 32 states out of my 50-state tour. Tariffs are working. How do I know this? Because companies are r

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