Trump dismisses Labor Statistics chief amid weak jobs report
TL;DR
President Donald Trump fired the Biden-appointed Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after a disappointing jobs report showed weaker-than-expected employment growth and downward revisions to previous months' data, citing concerns over political manipulation of the figures.
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- Senate to Trump on job numbers: Don't shoot the messenger Axios
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