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President Trump defends firing Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner

President Trump on Sunday defended his decision to fire Erika McEntarfer, the now former commissioner of the Bureau of Labor ...

Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets

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

Republican senators raise concerns about Trump's firing of Labor Department official

Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday after the agency released a jobs report that showed a ...

Trump defends decision on firing Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner

Late Sunday night, President Trump defended his decision to fire Erika McCntarfer, the now-former commissioner of the Bureau ...

The jobs report that enraged Trump was flashing a recession warning sign

The bad news in last Friday’s jobs report may have been overshadowed when President Donald Trump fired the commissioner in ...