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Trump defends firing labor statistics chief after weak jobs report
By The Hill | Jesse Byrnes | 8/3/2025 5:31 PM
President Trump on Sunday defended his decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following a weak jobs report, a move that has sparked broad pushback. Trump in a post on his Truth Social platform asserted that fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer "had the biggest miscalculations in over 50 years," portraying... ... Read full Story