Trump fires Labor Statistics chief after numbers reveal lackluster hiring
NBC Newsยท2025-08-01 21:00
Welcome to Meet the Press Now. I'm Kristen Welker. As economists, businesses, consumers, and investors react to an alarming series of developments tied to the US economy and the president's shocking reaction to a sluggish jobs report.The trading day just finishing up with markets closing down all across the board as stocks continue to lose momentum after recently hitting new highs. The market pullback today coming after the labor department reported that the US economy created just 73,000 new jobs in July. ...