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After BLS firing, Trump leaves clean-up job to successor  Politico Trump is about to make two key appointments. Faith in the economy is at stake  CNN White House searches for a new BLS chief with ‘credibility’ and ‘experience’  NBC News Why Fed governor Adriana Kugler’s vacancy matters for Trump  Axios Trump set to name replacements at the Fed and Bureau of Labor Statistics in …

President Trump’s advisers are defending his decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after Friday’s jobs report showed the economy gaining just 73,000 jobs in July. In a social media post on Friday, Trump baselessly claimed the numbers “were RIGGED in order to make the Republicans, and ME, look bad.” On Sunday, National Economic Council Director …

‘Trust America’ Trade Under Threat: Why BLS Firing, Fed Resignation Sparked Market Jitters  Barron’s US dollar gains in consolidation move after Fed turmoil, Trump’s shake-up  Reuters Dollar rebound fizzles after jobs data disappoints  Financial Times US Dollar Seen at Risk From Trump’s Moves to Pick Policymakers  Bloomberg The dollar is being punished for the jobs data that revealed how weak the U.S. economy really …

U.S. President Donald Trump walks towards reporters from Marine One at at the Lehigh Valley International Airport on August 03, 2025 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images President Donald Trump and one of his top economic advisors stoked baseless conspiracies about federal jobs data Monday, suggesting without evidence that Friday’s weaker-than-expected jobs report had been “rigged” by federal …

Sen. Padilla on BLS chief firing: ‘I think an investigation is certainly in order’  The Hill Trump Fired America’s Economic Data Collector. History Shows the Perils.  The New York Times White House officials rush to defend Trump after shaky economic week  The Guardian Larry Summers says Trump’s accusations of manipulated jobs numbers are ‘preposterous’  ABC News ‘The revisions are hard evidence’: White House struggles …

Trump Live Updates: White House Defends Firing BLS Commissioner Over Weak Job Numbers  The New York Times White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett defends Trump’s firing of labor statistics head  NBC News Larry Summers says Trump’s accusations of manipulated jobs numbers are ‘preposterous’  ABC News Trump’s Former Jobs Data Chief Decries Firing of Successor  Bloomberg ‘The revisions are hard evidence’: White House struggles to …

Trump trade adviser: President has ‘real concerns’ about jobs data after BLS firing  The Hill Lashing Out Over Russia and Jobs Data, Trump Displays His Volatile Side  The New York Times Republican senators raise concerns about Trump’s firing of Labor Department official  NBC News Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s firing of labor statistics head after weak jobs report  PBS Trump’s authoritarian streak  Axios Source link

Criticism is mounting after President Trump moved to oust the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday following a dismal jobs report. Trump accused BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer, an appointee of former President Biden, of skewing job numbers in the latest report, which showed the U.S. adding only 73,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate increasing …

U.S. President Donald Trump stunned economics experts on Friday when he demanded the firing of Erika McEntarfer, the current commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In justifying his call to fire McEntarfer, Trump baselessly accused her of manipulating economic data to hurt him politically by releasing a report showing that the economy only added 73,000 jobs last month. “McEntarfer …

Facebook Tweet Email Link President Donald Trump has fired Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, whom he accused, without evidence, of manipulating the monthly jobs reports for “political purposes.” The BLS’ monthly labor report Friday showed that the US economy added only 73,000 jobs in July, far below expectations. It also sharply revised down the …