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Summers on BLS commissioner firing: ‘Way beyond anything that Richard Nixon ever did’

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers on Sunday said President Trump’s decision to fire the commissioner of the Bureau ...

'This Week' Transcript 8-3-25: Larry Summers, Eric Holder & Avril Benoît

A rush transcript of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" airing on Sunday, August 3, 2025 on ABC News is below. This copy ...

Ex-Treasury Secretary Calls Trump Worse Than Nixon After Jobs Report Tantrum

The president unceremoniously sacked the Bureau of Labor Statistics' top boss after weak employment numbers were released Friday.

Ex-Obama adviser says Trump ‘way beyond’ Nixon after firing BLS commissioner

"This is the stuff of democracies giving way to authoritarianism," Larry Summers said. "This is really scary stuff." ...

Summers Backs Powell’s Silence on Staying On at Fed Past May

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers backed Jerome Powell’s silence on whether he will step down from the Federal ...

Larry Summers, Eric Holder, and Avril Benoît, Sunday on "This Week"

LARRY SUMMERS, ERIC HOLDER, AND DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS CEO AVRIL BENOÎT, SUNDAY ON “THIS WEEK WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS” ...

Former Treasury Secretary Says Trump Is Trying to 'Scapegoat' Jerome Powell

President Donald Trump has for months tried to pressure Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell to resign from his post if he doesn't cut interest rates.

Summers Says Bessent Right to Question Fed on ‘Overreach’

Lawrence Summers backed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s questioning of the Federal Reserve’s non-monetary policy ...

1-on-1 with Larry Summers

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