1.0MS NOWhttps://www.ms.nowMS NOWhttps://www.ms.nowrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HSapybTO97"><a href="https://www.ms.now/weekends-with-alex-witt/watch/former-acting-labor-secretary-slams-trump-for-firing-labor-statistics-head-after-bad-jobs-report-244256837621">Former Acting Labor Secretary slams Trump for firing Labor Statistics head after bad jobs report</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ms.now/weekends-with-alex-witt/watch/former-acting-labor-secretary-slams-trump-for-firing-labor-statistics-head-after-bad-jobs-report-244256837621/embed#?secret=HSapybTO97" width="600" height="338" title="“Former Acting Labor Secretary slams Trump for firing Labor Statistics head after bad jobs report” — MS NOW" data-secret="HSapybTO97" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://res.cloudinary.com/msnow/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762454753/1754168670176_n_witt_su_talcott_trump_bls_commissioner_firing_tariffs_jobs_report_revisions_250802_1920x1080-yyx4r0-1/1754168670176_n_witt_su_talcott_trump_bls_commissioner_firing_tariffs_jobs_report_revisions_250802_1920x1080-yyx4r0-1.jpg?_i=AA19201080The July jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics revised down the job growth seen in May and June by over 200,000 positions and gave a weaker than expected July estimate, leading President Trump to accuse the department’s head of faking the numbers to make him look bad. Former Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su and Semafor White House correspondent Shelby Talcott join Erielle Reshef to discuss this stunning dismissal and Trump’s newest tariffs that started Friday.