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Trump defends firing labor statistics chief after weak jobs report
President Trump on Sunday defended his decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following a weak jobs report, a move that has sparked broad pushback. Trump in a post on ...
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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 ...
'Shoot the messenger’: Democrats condemn Trump’s call to fire BLS chief
Democrats accused Trump of shifting blame for an underwhelming jobs report. Democrats condemned President Donald Trump’s call ...
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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 ...
Trump sacks BLS chief after poor jobs report, as credibility of U.S. economic data comes under fire
President Trump on Friday fired the head of the government agency that produces the monthly jobs report, claiming without ...
White House officials defend firing of labour statistics official as critics warn of trust erosion
Top White House economic advisers on Sunday defended U.S. President Donald Trump's firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor ...