Trump Fired the BLS Chief. He Was Right–But for All the Wrong Reasons

Trump presents data with economist Stephen Moore, days after BLS chief fired

The White House invited journalists into the Oval Office Thursday afternoon for a surprise appearance by conservative economist Stephen Moore. President Donald Trump also said he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin even if the Russian leader won’t meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Trump’s Firing of BLS Commissioner is Part of Larger Erosion of Federal Data Infrastructure

Last week, President Trump fired the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in retaliation for publishing weak jobs numbers in the Bureau’s monthly employment report. The Trump administration rightly received criticism for spooking investors and undermining the creditability of government data for this reckless move. But this is just the latest act in a broader erosion of the federal data infrastructure. President Trump provided ze…

Trump Fired the BLS Chief. He Was Right–But for All the Wrong Reasons

Major job number revisions demanded accountability, but Trump’s baseless claims of political bias only undermine trust in government data.

Financial News Network - WATCH: Biden jobs chart had 'gigantic error'; Trump right to fire BLS chief, economist says

During an Oval Office meeting, pro-Trump economist Steve Moore said the president made the right call to fire the head of Bureau of Labor Statistics given faulty jobs projections.Read More …

The BLS Scandal and Trusting Trump

One problem for Trump is that the federal government does not have a monopoly on economic data.