US EditionWhite House officials defend firing of labor official as critics warn of trust erosion
UNITED STATES, AUG 2 – President Trump dismissed BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after July's jobs report showed 74,000 new jobs and significant downward revisions to May and June, sparking debate on data integrity.
- President Donald Trump fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer over concerns about unreliable jobs data, stating the numbers were 'very suspect.'
- White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett supported the firing, claiming the data showed a 'partisan pattern' and needed new leadership.
- Hassett indicated that recent job report revisions were historically significant, describing them as 'the biggest since 1968.'
- Critics, including former BLS head Bill Beach, argued that the firing could undermine the integrity of labor statistics and revealed independence from political influence.
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White House defends firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics head as critics warn of trust erosion
White House economic advisers on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, pushing back against criticism that Trump's action could…
White House advisers defend Trump's firing of labour head, critics cite trust issues
Top White House economic advisers on Sunday defended U.S. President Donald Trump's firing of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, but her dismissal added to growing concerns about the quality of U.S. economic data published by the federal government.
Trump Wants 'His Own People' Counting Jobs, Hassett Says
The director of the White House National Economic Council defended President Trump's firing of the official charged with compiling employment data, saying Sunday that the president needs information he can trust. "The president wants his own people there, so that when we see the numbers, they're more transparent and more...
WASHINGTON.- The White House's top economic advisers defended Sunday's dismissal of President Donald Trump's head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as criticism grew that the Trump presidential decision could undermine confidence in U.S. official economic data.The U.S. trade representative, Jamieson Greer, told CBS that Trump had "real concerns" about the data, while Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, said that the presid…
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