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Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief over baseless data claims follows a familiar pattern
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 ...
Trump Is Shooting the Messenger
Trump is now claiming the downward revisions of earlier jobs reports under Trump are a sign of political bias, even though ...
Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz: Trump firing BLS head ‘like driving a car with no odometer'
After a weak jobs report on Friday, Trump responded by firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But as Nobel ...
Trump Ousts BLS Chief. What It Means for Investors.
Trump’s decision to fire BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer unfolded after the agency released July jobs numbers and issued ...
Trump economic adviser fires back at NBC host over 'shooting the messenger' claim about BLS firing
WH Economic Council director Kevin Hassett was pressed repeatedly on President Donald Trump's decision to fire the labor ...
Trump Says He Will Name New Fed Governor, BLS Head This Week
President Trump said he plans to name a replacement this week for a Federal Reserve governor who unexpectedly resigned. Adriana Kugler's departure, slated for Friday, provides an opportunity fo ...
Top Trump Adviser Fails To Offer Evidence That Jobs Reports Were ‘Rigged’
“The revisions are hard evidence,” National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett argued during a Sunday appearance on ...
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Trump adviser defends firing of labour data head over negative report
US President Donald Trump’s decision to dismiss the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has sparked widespread ...