Trump’s unhinged, on-again, off-again tariff scheme led to a weak jobs report Friday.

The move comes as a weaker-than-expected jobs report stoked fears about tariffs.

President wants the head of the US Bureau of Labour Statistics sacked, says Fed chair Jerome Powell should be ‘put out to pasture’.

The president wants the head of the US Bureau of Labour Statistics sacked, and says Fed chair Jerome Powell should be ‘put out to pasture’.

Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of being a political appointee who was manipulating jobs data.

US president claimed without evidence that Erika McEntarfer had ‘faked’ employment figures in the run-up to last year’s election

Trump’s unhinged, on-again, off-again tariff scheme led to a weak jobs report Friday.

Trump ordered the firing of Erika McEntarfer, the U.S. commissioner of Labor Statistics, accusing her without evidence of manipulating jobs figures.

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Trump accused Erika McEntarfer of falsifying jobs report numbers before the 2024 election to boost Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris' chances.

"There is absolutely no chance that the BLS commissioner manipulated the jobs and unemployment data to hurt Donald Trump," a former labor official says.

US President Trump alleged that the data had been manipulated to make him look bad.

“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,”…

“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,”…

Trump fires BLS director, alleges data manipulation for political reasons, sparking controversy and market fluctuations.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: President Donald Trump on Friday fired a top Labor Department official on the heels of a market-shocking weak scorecard of the US job market, accusing her…

President claims July employment figures were ‘rigged’ in latest assault on economic institutions

Trump’s own former statistics chief denounces move as ‘groundless’ and ‘dangerous’. Key US politics stories from Friday 1 August at a glance

Trump feuert die Chefin des Amtes für Arbeitsmarktdaten nach einem schwachen Monatsbericht. Auch konservative Fachleute sind erschüttert.

Trump feuert die Chefin des Amtes für Arbeitsmarktdaten nach einem schwachen Monatsbericht. Auch konservative Fachleute sind erschüttert.

Trump feuert die Chefin des Amtes für Arbeitsmarktdaten nach einem schwachen Monatsbericht. Auch konservative Fachleute sind erschüttert.