Firing People Can’t Save Trump From the US Economy’s Unflattering Reality

Editorial: Trump's war on reality -- McEntarfer firing is another authoritarian step

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Liars figure … and they fire people!

The saying “figures don’t lie, but liars do figure” has often been attributed to author Mark Twain. Some researchers disagree on the source. But whatever its origin, the adage could easily be applied to President Donald Trump — who has no interest in real numbers that align with reality. And . . . Continue reading Liars figure … and they fire people! at Workers.org

Firing people can’t save Trump from the US economy’s unflattering reality

The US president firing bureaucrats is nothing new. But in the case of Erika McEntarfer, what she represented is exceptionally important to the global economy.

Jake Tapper Roasts Trump’s War On Numbers With Taunting New Tagline

The CNN anchor slammed "the disconnection" of the president "from facts and reality."

Trump’s war on reality: McEntarfer firing is another authoritarian step

Donald Trump has, since he first returned to the White House in January, been on a steady march towards authoritarianism, and took another big leap in that direction last Friday when he fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, a nonpartisan career expert and economics Ph.D., after her agency produced a softer jobs report than he wanted to see, claiming against all evidence and the truth that she had somehow manipulated the…