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'These Numbers Just Came Out': Donald Trump Magically Pulls Out New 'Data' Proving BLS Jobs Report Data Was 'Wrong' In Remarks From The Oval Office
Donald Trump ushered reporters into the Oval Office today to make them listen to a presentation given by Steve Moore from the ...
In Firing the BLS Chief, Trump Escalates His Administration’s War on Data
McEntarfer’s dismissal came just hours after a monthly jobs report showed the labor market performed more sluggishly than ...
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 ...
President Donald Trump clashes with CNBC’s Joe Kernen over firing of BLS commissioner
Trump defended firing BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer, sparking tense exchange with CNBC’s Joe Kernen on "Squawk Box" over ...
Trump says he'll name BLS, Fed appointments in the next 3 to 4 days
President Donald Trump plans to fill two important economic vacancies in the next 3-4 days, he said Sunday. The BLS ...
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'Embarrassment': Trump mocked for 'making up numbers' alongside 'quack economist'
President Donald Trump held an event at the White House today with an economist in which they both insisted that his firing ...
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Trump's tantrum just crossed a line even Nixon feared: analyst
President Donald Trump's tantrum over the weak jobs numbers and termination of the Bureau of Labor Statistics director is in ...
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't rigged data).