Trump Fires Labor Statistics Chief For Not Cooking The Books

Friday’s jobs report was so bad that a Fox Business panel led by Trump-lickspittle Maria Bartiromo groaned in response. Rather than promise any measures to improve the employment picture, Trump fired the person who dared to make him look like he’s not the economic genius he pretends to be. This as he's poised to further harm the economy with his unnecessary tariffs.

Via The New York Times (my emphases added):

Hours after disappointing jobs data reflected cracks in the U.S. economy, President Trump said Friday that he planned to fire the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Erika McEntarfer, and implied on social media that she had manipulated the monthly data for political reasons.

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