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Trump calls fired BLS commissioner's job numbers the 'biggest miscalculations in over 50 years'
U.S. President Donald Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of faking employment data to all-time highs before the ...
White House defends firing of labor official as critics warn of trust erosion
Top economic advisers pushed back against criticism that Trump's action could undermine confidence in official U.S. economic data.
Until Trump Fired Her, She Was an Economist With Bipartisan Support
Erika McEntarfer led the agency that produced key data on jobs and inflation. Then July’s report showed a weakening economy, ...
The Economist Trump Targeted Over ‘Rigged’ Jobs Data
McEntarfer led the Bureau of Labor Statistics through rocky times before the president dismissed her after an ugly jobs ...
Larry Summers says Trump's accusations of manipulated jobs numbers are ‘preposterous’
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers blasted President Donald Trump's firing of a top Bureau of Labor Statistics official.
Trump officials scramble to justify firing of economic statistician – as critics say ‘scary’ move is a sign of ‘authoritiarianism’
Trump’s allies defend firing of ‘propaganda’ author, but won’t echo president’s claims numbers were cooked by Biden appointee ...
California's Sen. Padilla on Next BLS Head
Sen. Alex Padilla, a California Democrat, says an investigation into the firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner ...