{"id":5440,"date":"2026-08-15T13:38:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T13:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5440"},"modified":"2026-08-15T13:38:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T13:38:34","slug":"economist-speaks-out-after-swallowing-insect-live-on-cnn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5440","title":{"rendered":"Economist Speaks Out After Swallowing Insect Live on CNN"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Public policy expert Justin Wolfers broke his silence after suffering a nightmarish experience during a serious live segment.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5438\">Ailing Trump Could Cede Power to This Top Goon: Political Guru<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wolfers, 53, appeared on CNN\u2019s <i>Newsroom<\/i> Saturday, and was questioned by host Omar Jiminez about the bleak jobs report released Friday.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Things took a turn when the professor suddenly suffered a coughing fit, seemingly choking on something as his eyes bulged.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Asked about the role of the Federal Reserve in maintaining economic stability, Wolfers exclaimed: \u201cMate, I just swallowed a fly on live television!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jiminez laughed, and admitted: \u201cI was trying to keep talking while you were coughing so you could figure it out, it\u2019s all good. I\u2019m with you, I\u2019m with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Miming snatching a flying insect out of the air, Australian-American Wolfers then joked: \u201cAussies love eating flies!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In an impressive show of professionalism, the still-coughing Wolfers managed to turn his public bug struggle into a political allegory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt might actually be a metaphor, because the biggest thing going on at the Fed is, Kevin Warsh feels like I do right now,\u201d he said of the Fed chairman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKevin Warsh doesn\u2019t like talking about what\u2019s going on. And it makes both of us a little harder to understand and a little harder to interpret. So you can think about Kevin as having swallowed a fly, as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5436\">Karoline Leavitt\u2019s Big Trump Boast Immediately Backfires<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Soon after the interview, Wolfers addressed his involuntary meal with a tongue-in-cheek post on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA fly just zipped into my mouth while gabbing on CNN. Next question was about the Fed, so I did what Kevin Warsh won\u2019t\u2014I swallowed hard and kept talking. I figure folks deserve some clarity about the economy,\u201d he began.<\/p>\n<p>Taking the dark humor a step further, Wolfers added: \u201c(Postscript: The fly is dead. And I\u2019m no longer a vegetarian.)\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flies aside, the bulk of Wolfers interview was focused on July\u2019s jobs numbers, which revealed that the U.S. lost 23,000 jobs; quite a let down considering the expected gain of over 80,000.<\/p>\n<p>The report also included a damning revision for the previous two months, with figures for job gains sharply pulled down by a combined 103,000.<\/p>\n<p>According to the White House, however, everything is going to plan. \u201cThe Trump industrial resurgence is on schedule. Manufacturing and factory construction jobs grew again in July even as government payrolls continued to significantly shrink. Unemployment claims are at record lows,\u201d a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump seemed even more unfazed while addressing the general economic landscape at a Thursday rally. \u201cIt\u2019s the greatest economy we\u2019ve ever had by far,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationwideinterstatemovers.com\/?p=5434\">Religious Zealot \u201860 Minutes\u2019 Hire Cornered on MAGA-Coded Boss\u2019 Plans<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThe economy isn\u2019t good? They\u2019re fake polls, just like fake writers.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public policy expert Justin Wolfers broke his silence after suffering a nightmarish experience during a serious live segment. Read more Ailing Trump Could Cede Power to This Top Goon: Political Guru Wolfers, 53, appeared on CNN\u2019s Newsroom Saturday, and was questioned by host Omar Jiminez about the bleak jobs report released Friday. 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