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Who is Erika McEntarfer, the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner fired by Trump?
Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, has been fired after releasing a jobs report that ...
Firing of labor stats chief sparks blowback
Tom LoBianco of 24Sight News joined "The Final 5" to discuss the backlash following President Trump's firing of the Bureau of ...
Who is Erika McEntarfer, labor statistics chief sacked by Trump
President Trump on Friday accused the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Erika McEntarfer of faking jobs numbers, directing his team to fire the former President Biden appointee.  Trump ...
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Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief over baseless data claims follows a familiar pattern
William Beach, who was Trump’s first-term Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, called the firing “baseless” and “damaging” in a letter co-signed by Erica Groshen, who preceded Beach and was ...
Chris Christie likens Trump to 'petulant child' over labor statistics chief's firing
"He needs someone to blame," Trump ally turned critic Chris Christie said after the president fired Bureau of Labor ...
Trump says the Bureau of Labor Statistics orchestrated a ‘scam.’ Here’s how the jobs report really works
President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the massive revisions to the latest jobs report constituted a “scam.” ...
Trump fires Labor Statistics chief after numbers reveal lackluster hiring
President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, baselessly accusing the agency of manipulating jobs numbers ...
Trump's claims of 'rigged' jobs numbers challenged by CNBC host
CNBC news anchor Joe Kernen confronted President Trump over firing the top labor statistics chief, saying it "undermines ...