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Former BLS commissioner condemns firing of his successor

Trump admin live updates: Former BLS commissioner condemns firing of his successor

On the foreign policy front, Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee are traveling to Gaza on Friday to inspect aid sites amid reports of starvation in the war-torn enclave.

New York Magazine · 19h

Trump Fires BLS Commissioner Over Bad Jobs Report: How It Happened

When the economic news is bad, Trump thinks he can just shoot the messenger. Here’s how the firing played out, as well as analysis and reaction.

HuffPost on MSN · 15h

Trump’s Bid To Fire BLS Commissioner ‘Preposterously Stupid And Deeply Dangerous’

"There is absolutely no chance that the BLS commissioner manipulated the jobs and unemployment data to hurt Donald Trump," a former labor official says.

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Time on MSN · 49m

Trump's Decision to Fire BLS Chief Echoes Putin's Strategies

"While Trump may or may not be friends with Putin, he is clearly following the Russian leader's HR staffing guidelines."

The Hill on MSN · 17h

Labor secretary hails Trump move to fire BLS chief

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer praised President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) after the Friday release of the July jobs report. In a statement on social media,

Barron's on MSN · 1h

Trump Ousts BLS Chief. What It Means for Investors.

The dismissal of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer raises questions about the reliability of the data going forward.

18hon MSN

Trump fires labor statistics boss hours after the release of weak jobs report

Without evidence, Trump called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the numbers ...

PolitiFact8h

Trump’s baseless ‘manipulated’ data claim in firing BLS chief Erika McEntarfer follows long history

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 ...

Investors Eye BLS Firing, Tariffs, Fed Drama, Epstein Partner Maxwell Moved to Texas Prison, More

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