Laura Ingraham Confronts Trump Adviser After Layoffs Hit Nearly Two Million: ‘What Is That?’

Charlie Nash Dec 9th, 2025, 8:49 pm

Fox News host Laura Ingraham confronted National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett about the number of layoffs rising to nearly 1.9 million, the highest figure since 2023, on Tuesday.

“Now, job openings and layoffs. I know you’ve seen the numbers, the [Bureau of Labor Statistics] numbers, the layoffs reached 1.9 million,” said Ingraham during an interview with Hassett on Fox News’ . “That’s the highest since 2023. So what is that? Is that A.I.? Is that migrants leaving the country? Is that automation?”

Hassett responded:

Well, we still have to get, like, the government data that we lost because of the shutdown, and one of the things we’re seei

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