In an initial social media post from Aug. 1, Trump decried the bureau's findings that only 73,000 jobs were created in July -- a lower number than economists expected. He also condemned the sharply downward revision of jobs numbers from May and June, which totaled 258,000 fewer jobs than previously reported.

President Donald Trump doubled down on claims that the Bureau of Labor Statistics had “rigged” jobs data during a Tuesday morning television appearance, while offering no proof that was the case.“It is antiquated,