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President Donald Trump clashes with CNBC’s Joe Kernen over firing of BLS commissioner

Trump defended firing BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer, sparking tense exchange with CNBC’s Joe Kernen on "Squawk Box" over jobs data integrity.

Roll Call · 1d

Trump signals higher tariffs, defends firing of BLS chief in combative CNBC interview

A defiant President Trump defended his firing of a top government jobs monitor and said he would like to run again in 2028.

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Trump fired the BLS chief for a bad jobs report. Here’s how those numbers are gathered

The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses surveys to collect economic data including employment counts, wages and inflation.

CNBC host pushes back on Trump over ‘rigged’ report

NJ.com · 1d

CNBC host pushes back on Trump over ‘rigged’ report: ‘Give me a break’

CNBC anchor Joe Kernen questioned President Donald Trump on Tuesday over his claims about a recent jobs report. A revised report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday found that hiring had slowed in July and was much weaker in May and June than initially recorded.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Trump's claims of 'rigged' jobs numbers challenged by CNBC host

It's totally rigged. Smart people know it. People with common sense know it," Trump said in an Aug. 5 appearance on CNBC's Squawk Box. Trump, on Friday, Aug. 1, fired Erika McEntarfer, the U.

Yahoo · 4d

CNBC’s Economics Guru Calls BS on Trump’s Job Stats Claims

CNBC senior economics reporter Steve Liesman called out Donald Trump’s rationale for firing the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after the government reported weak job numbers. Trump took aim at Erika McEntarfer on Truth Social,

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Trump contorts timeline of jobs report revisions in effort to justify firing BLS chief

Trump's firing of the BLS commissioner has raised fears that government employment data, used to make major economic policy decisions, will become politicized.

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In Firing the BLS Chief, Trump Escalates His Administration’s War on Data

But Trump’s firing of the BLS chief escalated his administration’s attack on information. Though researchers who rely on ...

CNBC halts for breaking news as Donald Trump delivers devastating blow

In a heated exchange on live TV, President Trump clashed with a CNBC host, defending his controversial decisions and sparking ...

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Trump Fact Checked Live on TV on Dire Polls and Stats Boss Firing

President Donald Trump was laughed at and fact-checked live on CNBC during a wild phone interview in which he claimed the ...

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CNBC Daily Open: There's no return policy for jobs numbers

Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after jobs report. In a Truth Social post, the U.S. president accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of being a political appointee ...

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