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Trump fired a commissioner over bad jobs numbers. Nixon targeted a ‘Jewish cabal’ at the same agency
Fifty years-plus after Nixon demanded a tally of Jewish staffers at the BLS, Trump fired Erika McEntarfer over numbers he ...
How Trump decided to fire a little-known statistician, sparking conspiracy theories about government data
President Donald Trump was fuming about the July jobs report signaling a significant slowdown in the economy when he recalled ...
Until Trump Fired Her, She Was an Economist With Bipartisan Support
Erika McEntarfer led the agency that produced key data on jobs and inflation. Then July’s report showed a weakening economy, ...
Trump officials scramble to justify firing of economic statistician – as critics say ‘scary’ move is a sign of ‘authoritiarianism’
Trump’s allies defend firing of ‘propaganda’ author, but won’t echo president’s claims numbers were cooked by Biden appointee ...
Larry Summers Eviscerates Trump for Firing Numbers Chief: ‘Really Scary Stuff’
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers had choice words for President Donald Trump after he fired his stats boss over an ...
Republican senators raise concerns about Trump's firing of Labor Dept. official
Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday after the agency released a jobs report that showed a ...
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 ...
Trump says weak jobs data "rigged"
President Donald Trump on Monday said July's jobs report was "rigged" to favor Democrats in a post on Truth Social. Trump ...