White House National Economic Council director says he’s “positively surprised” by jobs report

White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said he’s “positively surprised” by the jobs report numbers and there’s been “progress” on fentanyl crossing the border.“I think it’s a fantastic report. It’s showing exactly what President Trump intends to do. He intends to reduce government spending to get rid of wasteful government jobs and to create manufacturing jobs, and that’s what you see,” Hassett said Friday on “CNN News Central.”He said government workers will “probably have a bigger decline” next month with an increase in manufacturing jobs. Hasset also said he expects leisure jobs to increase as well, as he blamed the flu on travel and leisure numbers.Trump tariffs: When discussing Trump’s back and forth on tariffs, Hassett said there’s been progress on fentanyl and called it an “ongoing negotiation.”“President Trump has adjusted the parameters over time as he’s seen progress because we need to have some progress. Tens of thousands of Americans are dying of fentanyl, and we’ve seen the Canadians and the Mexicans crack down in a good way,” he said.Hassett said, “We’ve seen progress like they’re sending criminals here. They’re cracking down on cartels. We’ve seen pictures of facilities that are being shut down, and so President Trump has been impressed by some of the progress, not like obviously, in the end what’s going to matter is are there fewer deaths from fentanyl in America. That’s the thing we’re going to care the most about.