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Trump Officials Struggle to Spin Firing of Jobs Report Messenger

President Donald Trump’s acolytes are scrambling to rationalize his decision to fire the nation’s top labor statistician after she delivered a bruising reality check. Trump was confronted with a weak jobs report Friday showing just 73,

The Hill on MSN · 5h

Trump defends firing labor statistics chief after weak jobs report

President Trump on Sunday defended his decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following a weak jobs report, a move that has sparked broad pushback. Trump in a post on his Truth Social platform asserted that fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer “had the biggest miscalculations in over 50 years,

TIME on MSN · 2d

What to Know About the Jobs Report That Led Trump to Fire the Labor Statistics Chief Amid Trade War Fallout

The data come after economists have expressed concern that the Trump Administration’s flip-flopping tariff policies and sweeping layoffs at federal agencies could slow economic growth. Some Democratic lawmakers slammed the Administration upon the release of the Labor Department’s report.

Trump, BLS

Real Clear Politics on MSN · 1d

Trump: BLS Numbers Were "Phony," "I Did The Right Thing" By Firing Director

President Donald Trump says he "did the right thing" by firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures, following a revised report that showed hiring slowed and was weaker in April and May than previously reported.

BLS chief Trump accused of data fraud responds to firing

The president responded to the lackluster July jobs report by directing his team to fire the chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Axios on MSN · 1d

Trump says he'll fire BLS head over "faked" numbers. Here's why there are revisions

President Trump put the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner in his crosshairs, saying he has directed his team on Friday to fire her following a weak jobs report. Why it matters: Trump accused the Bureau of erroneously reporting jobs data after it made a huge downward revision for May and June numbers,

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Trump calls fired BLS commissioner's job numbers the 'biggest miscalculations in over 50 years'

U.S. President Donald Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of faking employment data to all-time highs before the ...

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Donald Trump "in denial" about job figures, economy—Nate Silver

Nate Silver is the founder of 538 and was one of the most prominent polling experts during last year's presidential election.

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President Donald Trump seeks to fire official overseeing jobs data after weak employment report

Trump in a post on his social media platform alleged that the figures were manipulated for political reasons and said that ...

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