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White House economist backs Trump firing Labor stats head, hits 'partisan pattern' in jobs data: 'Propaganda'

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett supports President Trump firing Bureau of Labor Statistics head, citing unreliable job data and revisions.

Insider on MSN · 1d

Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner hours after disappointing July jobs report

Trump fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer following a disappointing jobs report.

New York Magazine · 1d

Trump Fires BLS Commissioner Over Bad Jobs Report: How It Happened

When the economic news is bad, Trump thinks he can just shoot the messenger. Here’s how the firing played out, as well as analysis and reaction.

Trump, BLS and Erika McEntarfer

News Nation on MSN · 2h

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.

POLITICO on MSN · 3h

Former Trump statistics chief slams Friday firing of Erika McEntarfer

Bill Beach said the president's suggestions that the jobs report was rigged betrayed a misunderstanding in how those numbers are assembled.

Politifact · 1d

Trump’s baseless ‘manipulated’ data claim in firing BLS chief Erika McEntarfer follows long history

President Donald Trump took a step many economists had feared: firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the nonpartisan agency that collects a wide range of closely watched employment and price data.

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Chris Christie Slams Trump as ‘Petulant Child’ over Jobs Report Move

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ripped President Donald Trump as a “petulant child” on Sunday for his dramatic firing ...

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Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz: Trump firing BLS head ‘like driving a car with no odometer'

After a weak jobs report on Friday, Trump responded by firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But as Nobel ...

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Ex-Treasury Secretary Calls Trump Worse Than Nixon After Jobs Report Tantrum

The president unceremoniously sacked the Bureau of Labor Statistics' top boss after weak employment numbers were released ...

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Trump fires BLS commissioner after weak jobs report and baseless claim of 'faked' stats

President Donald Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday after a new jobs report showed a ...

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President Trump Fires BLS Chief Following Poor Jobs Report, Fueling Fears of Political Interference in Economic Data

President Trump fired the BLS chief after a poor jobs report, amid concerns of meddling in economic data reporting and issues ...

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Padilla says investigation into Trump ‘certainly in order’ after BLS director fired

The California Democrat’s comments come two days after Trump fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer over the agency’s new employment numbers showing only 73,000 jobs being added in July and revealing ...

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Larry Summers says Trump's accusations of manipulated jobs numbers are ‘preposterous’

Trump blasted Erika McEntarfer, the now-former commissioner of Labor Statistics, after the release of some disappointing jobs ...

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BLS commissioner reacts to Trump firing

Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), whom President Trump fired following a dismal jobs ...

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