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President Donald Trump on Friday fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, hours after the agency reported that job growth in the U.S. had slowed to a near-halt.

In a Truth Social post that also directed even more fire at Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of being a political appointee who was manipulating jobs data.

“I was just informed that our Country’s “Jobs Numbers” are being produced by a Biden Appointee, Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, who faked the Jobs Numbers before the Election to try and boost Kamala’s [Harris’] chances of Victory,” Trump wrote.

“We need accurate Jobs Numbers. I have directed my Team to fire this Biden Political Appointee, IMMEDIATELY. She will be replaced with someone much more competent and qualified,” he added.

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[–] pyre@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago

adding one more to the number of unemployed isn't gonna help

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 5 points 1 day ago

Cook those books!

[–] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 5 points 12 hours ago

Gonna be pretty awkward when he realises this isn’t the next season of the apprentice

[–] alvyn@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 day ago

We knows the same practice from the Soviet era. Also Putin does same. Good luck #usa

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 4 points 1 day ago

I know they'll just put in a yes man, but it would be hilarious to have the new appointee say, "yeah, she was right on point."

[–] dtlm@feddit.org 3 points 1 day ago

At this rate the US will be just like North Korea.

[–] Kurious84@lemmings.world 3 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Next job numbers are gonna sky rocket. Who will replace her? Another no neck crooked eye lackey?

This is why russias military was shit. Because dictators scare everyone into telling them there is only good news and then it rots from the inside out.

And guess what. It's alll caused by a single micro-mushroom penis asshole at the top with no balls and a childlike ego.

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Pee hacking the stats

[–] burgerpocalyse@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

kyle kulinsky from secular talk says we (the US) are already in a recession, and i really can't think of any evidence to the contrary. so, what I'm trying to say, is does anyone have anything fun going on? something positive to talk about? 😃

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago
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