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Data accuracy row: White House justifies ouster of labor official; Trump says Erika McEntarfer's actions 'scam'
White House officials defended Donald Trump's removal of the Bureau of Labor Statistics head. This action sparked worries ...
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'That's just not true!' Morning Joe wrecks Trump's scramble to justify shock firing
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough knocked down President Donald Trump's justification for firing a labor statistician after the latest ...
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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 ...
Trump calls fired BLS commissioner’s job numbers the ‘biggest miscalculations in over 50 years’
“I was just informed that our Country’s ‘Jobs Numbers’ are being produced by a Biden Appointee, Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the ...
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'Irked' Trump's tantrum may have plunged US economy into decades of chaos: CNN analyst
Donald Trump's shock dismissal of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer over disappointing jobs numbers ...
Until Trump Fired Her, She Was an Economist With Bipartisan Support
Erika McEntarfer led the agency that produced key data on jobs and inflation. Then July’s report showed a weakening economy, ...
Trump officials scramble to justify firing of economic statistician – as critics say ‘scary’ move is a sign of ‘authoritiarianism’
Trump’s allies defend firing of ‘propaganda’ author, but won’t echo president’s claims numbers were cooked by Biden appointee ...
Larry Summers Eviscerates Trump for Firing Numbers Chief: ‘Really Scary Stuff’
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers had choice words for President Donald Trump after he fired his stats boss over an ...