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Trump’s firing of BLS commissioner decried

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 U.S. presidential election.

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Trump’s firing of BLS commissioner decried as ‘groundless’ and ‘giving way to authoritarianism’

President Donald Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics official in charge of compiling jobs data was sharply criticized Sunday, with one former commissioner saying the move undermined the agency’s credibility.

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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 major slowdown of hiring in recent months. In a social media post, Trump volleyed sharp criticism and baseless accusations at Erika McEntarfer, a Biden appointee who was confirmed by the Senate in 2024.

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Trump economic adviser fires back at NBC host over 'shooting the messenger' claim about BLS firing

WH Economic Council director Kevin Hassett was pressed repeatedly on President Donald Trump's decision to fire the labor ...

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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 ...

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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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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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California's Sen. Padilla on Next BLS Head

Sen. Alex Padilla, a California Democrat, says an investigation into the firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner ...

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

William Beach, who was Trump’s first-term Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, called the firing "baseless" and "damaging" in a letter co-signed by Erica Groshen, who preceded Beach and was ...

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Padilla on BLS chief firing: ‘I think an investigation is certainly in order’

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said on Sunday he would support an investigation into President Trump’s firing of the ...

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