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Democrats slam Trump firing of labor statistics head: ‘Insane,’ ‘Soviet,’ ‘authoritarian’
UNITED STATES, AUG 2 – Senate Democrats plan an inquiry into Trump's firing of the labor commissioner amid concerns over economic data manipulation and credibility of job statistics.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump dismissed Erika McEntarfer, the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, shortly after the agency released a disappointing jobs report.
- Trump’s decision followed the release of labor data indicating a significant slowdown in employment growth for July, with the number of jobs added falling well below expectations and previous months’ figures being substantially revised downward.
- The firing sparked bipartisan criticism, with senators like Richard Blumenthal planning Senate probes, and both Democrats and some Republicans condemning the move as politicizing statistics.
- Critics called the action unprecedented, with Chuck Schumer calling Trump a 'bad leader' who 'shoots the messenger' and Rand Paul stating you cannot improve numbers by firing statisticians.
- The Bureau of Labor Statistics named Deputy Commissioner William Wiatrowski as acting head, while concerns remain that trust in future economic data will decline due to this interference.
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