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How Trump decided to fire a little-known statistician, sparking conspiracy theories about government data
President Donald Trump was fuming about the July jobs report signaling a significant slowdown in the economy when he recalled one of his simmering resentments: the statistician overseeing the ...
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 fires BLS commissioner after weak jobs report and baseless claim of 'faked' stats
President Donald Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday after a new jobs report showed a ...
Trump’s BLS Firing Tests Wall Street’s Reliance on Government Data
Investors have long parsed economic reports on the labor market or inflation to help determine prices for stocks and bonds.
Why jobs revisions that led Trump to fire statistics head were so huge
The jobs report revisions that prompted Trump to fire the BLS commissioner were historically large. Here's why (Hint: it wasn ...
Yes, Trump Firing the BLS Commissioner Is Bad. Really Bad.
On Friday, Trump fired Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics—the apolitical agency that ...
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 ...
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 ...