Conservative Critics Condemn Trump Over Firing of Labor Official and Data Controversies
TL;DR
President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after a weak jobs report, accusing her of fabricating data, which drew criticism from Republican senators and economists who argued the firing undermines the independence of federal statistics.
- ‘Grow Up’: Conservative Senators, Economists Slam Trump for Firing Labor Stats Chief Rolling Stone
- Lashing Out Over Russia and Jobs Data, Trump Displays His Volatile Side The New York Times
- Republican senators raise concerns about Trump's firing of Labor Department official NBC News
- Trump's authoritarian streak Axios
- The Economist Trump Targeted Over ‘Rigged’ Jobs Data The Wall Street Journal
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