Readers Respond: Trump Eroding Trust in Government

Readers respond: Trump eroding trust in government

This is a hair-on-fire moment, (“Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics director after dismal employment report‚” Aug. 1). When our president fires an independent, non-partisan, Senate-confirmed commissioner for releasing a report whose numbers he didn’t like, our country is in a world of hurt.

America First, Data Second?  Trump Dumps BLS Chief As Fed Turmoil Deepens  - Miami Independent

Please Follow us on Gab, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, GETTR, Truth Social, X , Youtube   Recently, turmoil erupted across the federal government’s economic leadership with dramatic disruption at both the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Federal Reserve, fueled in part by direct political intervention and policy disputes.  The BLS, the principal federal agency responsible for the collection and analysis of key labor market data, faced heated …

Trump Eyes BLS Shake-Up After Firing Commissioner

The Trump administration is interviewing candidates to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) after President Donald Trump fired the agency's commissioner earlier this month, following a weaker-than-expected July jobs report. One contender is E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the Heritage Foundation and a frequent critic of how the BLS collects and revises employment data, a senior administration official told The Wall Street Journal on Sunday.…