Fox News Anchor Suggests White House Conspiracy on Surprisingly Good Jobs Report
Fox News anchor John Roberts wondered on Friday whether the White House knew well in advance about the surprisingly good jobs report and, therefore, scheduled a presidential event to tout the numbers.
Roberts’ colleague, meanwhile, had to remind him that the White House always holds an event addressing the latest jobs report, regardless of whether the data is positive or not.
Going into Friday morning, the expectation from Wall Street, economic forecasters, and the Biden administration was that January’s employment numbers would be disappointing and potentially even show losses for the month due to the Omicron surge. In fact, the White House even preemptively warned the public earlier this week that it was possible the report would look bad because COVID-19 cases were at their highest when the Bureau of Labor Statistics surveyed employers last month.