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What to know about Erika McEntarfer, the BLS commissioner fired by Trump

President Trump's federal hiring freeze and decision to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer raise questions about the validity of inflation data. Japan has clinched the sale of 11 Mogami-class stealth frigates, beating out warships from Germany, Spain, and South Korea in the bid.

Opinion

Salon.com on MSN · 3d

Fired Labor commissioner should sue Trump for defamation

Last Friday, Trump unintentionally debunked the lie of this manufactured image when he angrily fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Dr. Erika McEntarfer because he didn’t like her bleak data about the country’s bleak economic state, even as he wears 34 felony convictions for falsifying records.

Cryptopolitan on MSN · 8d

Trump fired BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer after a weak July jobs report showed only 73,000 jobs added

Donald Trump has fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Erika McEntarfer, today, accusing her of distorting employment numbers in some plot to set him up. The accusation came just hours after a new jobs report revealed a steep drop in hiring over the past three months.

Trump, economy

The New York Times · 7d

Until Trump Fired Her, She Was an Economist With Bipartisan Support

Erika McEntarfer led the agency that produced key data on jobs and inflation. Then July’s report showed a weakening economy, and President Trump accused her of “rigging” the numbers.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · 1d

Trump defends US economy in briefing

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.

Benzinga - Video on MSN · 1d

Trump Defends Economy With Charts After Firing BLS Chief Over Job Report

President Donald Trump summoned reporters to the Oval Office on Thursday to present charts he claimed showed a strong U.S. economy, according to AP. The appearance followed last week’s disappointing jobs report and his dismissal of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief Erika McEntarfer.

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Former Trump statistics chief slams Friday firing of Erika McEntarfer

Bill Beach said the president's suggestions that the jobs report was rigged betrayed a misunderstanding in how those numbers ...

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Who is Erika McEntarfer fired by Donald Trump as head of Labor Statistics department? Why was she asked to step down?

Erika McEntarfer was a longtime US government employee who bore the brunt of President Trump’s unhappiness with Friday’s jobs ...

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Editorial: Trump’s war on reality — McEntarfer firing is another authoritarian step

President Donald Trump has, since he first returned to the White House in January, been on a steady march towards ...

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Who is Erika McEntarfer, labor statistics chief sacked by Trump

President Trump on Friday accused the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Erika McEntarfer of faking jobs numbers, ...

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Erika McEntarfer educational qualification and career path: How an economist rose to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics before being fired by Trump

Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, was controversially fired by US President Donald Trump ...

Trump defends firing Labor Statistics chief Erika McEntarfer over jobs report

President Donald Trump defended his decision in firing Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, claiming the ...

Reed demands probe into Trump’s firing of official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report

PROVIDENCE — US Senator Jack Reed is calling for a special investigation into President Trump’s abrupt firing of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics following a weaker-than-expected ...

Cryptopolitan on MSN6d

Trump fired BLS chief Erika McEntarfer after weak job numbers without offering solid evidence

President Trump’s economic team is now trying to defend his sudden decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor ...

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