A startling new jobs report out this week earned President Donald Trump a stark warning from former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson.
Carlson and senior political commentator Van Jones joined CNN's "OutFront" with host Erin Burnett on Friday afternoon to talk about he latest jobs report, which showed Black unemployment climbing to 7.5%, up from 7.2% last month, and is now at its highest level since October 2021, mid-pandemic.
Furthermore, the young adult unemployment rate soared to 10.5%, up from 10.0% the previous month.
Jones told the panel that Trump's "devastating" Department of Government Efficiency cuts helped propel the number for Black Americans.
"Smashing the backbone of the Black middle class. All those women who did the right thing, who paid their taxes, who went to school, who worked hard every day, getting wiped out. That is a big chunk here," he said.
"This is a real problem now," he added.
When asked if there could be political consequences to thrusting Americans out of work, Carlson delivered a stark warning.
"If you're asking if it's going to be a political problem, could be," Carlson replied. "Because Trump's biggest strength was the economy. I mean, that's how he got so many independents to vote for him the first time and the last time."
She warned people "aren't fond" of Trump's massive DOGE cuts, his so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill," his tariff increases, and the way his immigration crackdown has unfolded.
"You add in that they might not be happy with the economy? You have a big problem politically," she concluded, noting a Gallup survey that came out before the brutal jobs numbers found just 37 percent of Americans support Trump on the economy. That number was just 27 percent for independents.
"Keep an eye on that," she warned.
"That's the whole ball game," Jones added.
