But instead of addressing the numbers and the challenge they present, Donald Trump said they were fake and fired the head of the department that collects them. The president baselessly claimed the jobs numbers were “rigged” and accused the fired commissioner of inflating numbers for the Biden administration and sabotaging them under his own administration. The president has zeroed in on the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, labeling her a “Biden appointee” and ignoring the fact that she was confirmed in the Senate by a bipartisan vote of 86-8, with six senators not voting.
Author: Ali Velshi
Published at: 2025-08-04 21:41:06
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