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Trump fires labor official over weak jobs number, orders criminal probes of past opponents

Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer after disappointing July jobs report, claiming the 73,000 job gain figure was rigged against Republicans.

CBS News · 1d

Trump defends firing labor statistics chief

President Trump defended Friday's firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer following the July's weak jobs report. Meanwhile, Mr. Trump announced a new round of sweeping tariffs on U.

UPI News on MSN · 1d

Economists defend labor data chief fired by Trump

Economists are defending Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer, who was fired by President Donald Trump on Friday over the July jobs report.

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NJ.com · 10m

CNBC host pushes back on Trump over ‘rigged’ report: ‘Give me a break’

CNBC anchor Joe Kernen questioned President Donald Trump on Tuesday over his claims about a recent jobs report. A revised report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday found that hiring had slowed in July and was much weaker in May and June than initially recorded.

MSNBC · 18h

Trump's false claims about jobs report going to have economic consequences: CNBC analyst

President Trump is claiming, without evidence, that Friday's jobs report was "rigged." In response to the weak numbers, Trump promptly fired the Commissioner of Labor Statistics. CNBC Senior Analyst and Commentator Ron Insana,

Barron's on MSN · 1h

Trump Doubles Down on ‘Rigged’ Job Data Claims During CNBC Appearance

President Donald Trump doubled down on claims that the Bureau of Labor Statistics had “rigged” jobs data during a Tuesday morning television appearance. “It is antiquated, but it’s also very political,

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The Associated Press - Busines… · 9m

In rejecting the jobs report, Trump follows his own playbook of discrediting unfavorable data

Trump has a go-to playbook if the numbers reveal uncomfortable realities, and that’s to discredit or conceal the figures and to attack the messenger — all of which can hurt the president’s efforts to convince the world that America is getting stronger.

Axios on MSN · 1h

Trump doubles down, insists jobs data was rigged against him

President Trump on Tuesday repeated his claims that government jobs data was rigged, insisting — without evidence — the statistics were manipulated to make him look bad. Why it matters: The more the president says the economy's most crucial data point isn't believable,

The Washington Post on MSN · 13h

Trump again bashes jobs report as governors battle over redistricting

Days after firing the official responsible for compiling the nation’s jobs statistics, President Donald Trump again claimed without evidence that last week’s jobs report, which showed lackluster July employment growth and large downward revisions for hiring in May and June,

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth36m

Trump calls fired BLS commissioner's job numbers the 'biggest miscalculations in over 50 years'

"I was just informed that our Country's 'Jobs Numbers' are being produced by a Biden Appointee, Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the ...

1hon MSN

Trump Doubles Down on ‘Rigged’ Job Data Claim on CNBC, Says Bessent Won’t Be Fed Nominee

President Donald Trump doubled down on claims that the Bureau of Labor Statistics had “rigged” jobs data during a Tuesday ...

Fact check: Trump’s claims jobless numbers were 'rigged'

Trump has falsely alleged that former BLS commissioner “faked” employment numbers before the 2024 election in order to better Kamala Harris’s chances of winning.

15hon MSN

No Evidence for Trump’s Claims of ‘Rigged’ or ‘Phony’ Job Numbers

Hours after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released employment data showing slow job growth for July and prior months, ...

17hon MSN

Why were US job numbers which riled Trump revised down by so much?

President Trump has fired the head of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics after the department revised down job numbers which ...

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Trump claims ‘my opinion…jobs numbers were rigged’ but gives no supporting facts

After Friday’s weak jobs report was released, prompting the firing of the Commissioner of Labor Statistics by President Trump ...

Raw Story on MSN56m

'Jittery' Republicans aren't buying Trump's spin after 'huge mistake' on job numbers

Republicans are reportedly “feeling jittery” over the potential economic fallout to President Donald Trump’s tariffs, set to ...

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Facing facts about Trump and the jobs numbers

In announcing the firing of the government’s chief labor statistician last week, President Trump condemned the works of Erika ...

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

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers called President Donald Trump's baseless accusation that the top Bureau of Labor ...

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