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Trump Fires Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner, Raising Concerns About Economic Data Quality
UNITED STATES, AUG 1 – Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner after a jobs report showed only 73,000 jobs added, raising bipartisan concerns over government data reliability.
- Last Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump demanded the firing of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after a report showed only 73,000 new jobs, accusing her of manipulating data.
- In defending his demand, Trump accused her of manipulating data, saying he believed the report’s numbers were “phony” and that McEntarfer released favorable jobs data before the election.
- Krugman, Nobel Prize–winning economist, warned that `I don't think they're going to be producing fake numbers by next month, but they might be, and it's certainly where Trump wants them to go`, risking a return to 'banana republic territory.'
- Across party lines, Senate Republicans warned the move was impetuous without confirming data accuracy, with Schumer, D-N.Y., criticizing Trump’s actions on Friday.
- Critics point out, Harvard economist Jason Furman warned that falsifying data risks a crisis, citing past cases in Argentina and Greece where fabricated statistics fueled crises.
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