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Donald Trump, BLS

Talking Points Memo on MSN · 15h

In Firing the BLS Chief, Trump Escalates His Administration’s War on Data

McEntarfer’s dismissal came just hours after a monthly jobs report showed the labor market performed more sluggishly than previously reported. The revisions were large, but not without precedent. Trump’s decision to target McEntarfer,

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

Trump’s Firing of BLS Chief Prompts Democrats to Propose Bill Protecting Stats-Agency Heads

The bill’s path forward is doubtful given that it would need to earn at least some Republican support in the House and Senate.

Roll Call · 1d

Trump signals higher tariffs, defends firing of BLS chief in combative CNBC interview

A defiant President Trump defended his firing of a top government jobs monitor and said he would like to run again in 2028.

Trump, jobs data

Insider on MSN · 1d

The BLS does have a jobs data problem, but it's not what Trump says

President Donald Trump fired the commissioner of the BLS after a disappointing jobs report. It likely won't help the data get better.

Paul Krugman: Trump’s jobs data conspiracy ‘silly stuff’

If Trump sees a number or a fact he doesn't like, he claims that it's a conspiracy against him,” says Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman. He joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss Donald Trump’s push to replace career civil servants at the Bureau of Labor Statistics with Trump loyalists.

Boston.com · 1d

Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report

Trump removed the head of the agency producing monthly jobs figures after a report showed hiring slowed in July and was weak in May and June.

2h

Trump’s Firing of BLS Head Hurts Confidence in Labor Department

President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics carries reputational risks for the ...

2don MSN

Trump says he'll name BLS, Fed appointments in the next 3 to 4 days

President Donald Trump plans to fill two important economic vacancies in the next 3-4 days, he said Sunday. The BLS ...

1don MSN

Trump doubles down on his decision to fire BLS chief after disappointing jobs report

President Donald Trump continues to claim without evidence that the jobs report was "totally rigged." ...

1don MSN

President Donald Trump clashes with CNBC’s Joe Kernen over firing of BLS commissioner

Trump defended firing BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer, sparking tense exchange with CNBC’s Joe Kernen on "Squawk Box" over ...

16hon MSN

Trump’s shoot-the-messenger tactic will only hurt the economy more

We’ve all been there, in the middle of an objectively bad outcome, and had the same knee-jerk reaction: Blame someone else!

AlterNet on MSN17h

'Nuclear scenario': Ex-Fed official warns Trump leaving economic policy 'badly damaged'

President Donald Trump is making a concerted effort to put MAGA loyalists in charge of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ...

22hon MSN

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan on Trump's tariff agenda, Fed independence and BLS chief's ouster

Paul Ryan, Solamere Capital partner, Teneo vice chairman and former House Speaker, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of ...

1don MSN

Trump set to fill Fed board vacancy by week's end, has narrowed chair search to four

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will decide on a nominee to fill a coming vacancy on the Federal Reserve's ...

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