How Trump Plans to Manipulate US Economic Data to Gaslight the Public

How Trump Plans to Manipulate US Economic Data to Gaslight the Public

Sam Gustin The president and his GOP cronies want to tamper with government statistics and use deceptive budget gimmicks to lie about the impact of their massive tax and budget cuts. The post How Trump Plans to Manipulate US Economic Data to Gaslight the Public appeared first on The Nation.

The Glow of the Gaslight

CBS 60-Minutes’ Gaslighter-in-Chief Scott Pelley was at it again Sunday night trying to put over the story that Donald Trump had unfairly cashiered a broad swathe of federal agency Inspectors General — whose job it is to investigate crime, mischief, and administrative malfeasance. In the spotlight sat one Hampton Dellinger, Special Counsel to the independent Office of Special Counsel, who just resigned after a court battle over his firing weeks …

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