Ex-fast food CEO rips economists' US recession read: 'People are suffering'

The financial pressures of an economic recession aren’t so much based on the numbers, but rather a gut feeling, according to one former restaurant chain CEO who’s criticizing expert interpretations of the volatility.

"Whether or not there's a technical recession, the American working and middle class feels like it's in a recession," former CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder said on "Fox & Friends First" Wednesday.

"And I think that's probably more important than whether or not economists...