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WATCH: Biden jobs chart had 'gigantic error,' Trump right to fire BLS chief, economist says

During Oval Office meeting pro-Trump economist Steve Moore says the president made the right call to fire the head of Bureau of Labor Statistics given wildly faulty jobs projections.

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Economist in Trump’s BLS fight: Job estimating due for revamp

President Trump fired the head of BLS after accusing the bureaucrat of revising downward recent monthly job tallies to make him look bad.

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Trump defends the US economy with charts after job reports showed warning signs

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump unexpectedly summoned reporters to the Oval Office on Thursday to present them with charts that he says show the U.S. economy is solid following a jobs report last week that raised red flags and led to the Republican firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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In Firing the BLS Chief, Trump Escalates His Administration’s War on Data

McEntarfer’s dismissal came just hours after a monthly jobs report showed the labor market performed more sluggishly than ...

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'These Numbers Just Came Out': Donald Trump Magically Pulls Out New 'Data' Proving BLS Jobs Report Data Was 'Wrong' In Remarks From The Oval Office

Donald Trump ushered reporters into the Oval Office today to make them listen to a presentation given by Steve Moore from the ...

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Trump’s Firing of BLS Chief Prompts Democrats to Propose Bill Protecting Stats-Agency Heads

The bill’s path forward is doubtful given that it would need to earn at least some Republican support in the House and Senate ...

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'Embarrassment': Trump mocked for 'making up numbers' alongside 'quack economist'

President Donald Trump held an event at the White House today with an economist in which they both insisted that his firing ...

Raw Story on MSN8h

Trump's tantrum just crossed a line even Nixon feared: analyst

President Donald Trump's tantrum over the weak jobs numbers and termination of the Bureau of Labor Statistics director is in ...

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Trump’s BLS Firing Tests Wall Street’s Reliance on Government Data

Some fear a decline in the world-leading economic statistics underpinning U.S. markets.

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GOP mocks House Democrats’ request for a hearing on why Trump fired the BLS commissioner

House Democrats asked for a congressional hearing on President Donald Trump's decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer.

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Trump’s shoot-the-messenger tactic will only hurt the economy more

We’ve all been there, in the middle of an objectively bad outcome, and had the same knee-jerk reaction: Blame someone else!

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