Economist Justin Wolfers wings it after accidentally swallowing fly during live CNN segment on jobs report
Media Economist Justin Wolfers wings it after accidentally swallowing fly during live CNN segment on jobs report By Richard Pollina Published Aug. Add The New York Post on Google The economy may be hard to swallow lately, but a fly is tougher. A live CNN segment on the state of the US economy came to a screeching halt when an expert accidentally swallowed a fly on air.
- ▪Media Economist Justin Wolfers wings it after accidentally swallowing fly during live CNN segment on jobs report By Richard Pollina Published Aug.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google The economy may be hard to swallow lately, but a fly is tougher.
- ▪A live CNN segment on the state of the US economy came to a screeching halt when an expert accidentally swallowed a fly on air.
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| Publication time | Mon, 10 Aug 2026 01:10:46 -0400 |
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