Trump fires labor statistics chief hours after data showed jobs growth slowed

US president accused of ‘firing the messenger’ as he makes claims without evidence about Erika McEntarferUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump fired of the federal government official in charge of labor statistics, hours after data revealed jobs growth stalled this summer, prompting accusations that he is “firing the messenger”.The US president claimed that Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of labor statistics, had “faked” employment figures in the run-up to last year’s election, in an effort to boost Kamala Harris’s chances of victory. Continue reading...

Trump fires labor statistics chief hours after data showed jobs growth slowed

US president accused of ‘firing the messenger’ as he makes claims without evidence about Erika McEntarfer

Donald Trump fired of the federal government official in charge of labor statistics, hours after data revealed jobs growth stalled this summer, prompting accusations that he is “firing the messenger”.

The US president claimed that Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of labor statistics, had “faked” employment figures in the run-up to last year’s election, in an effort to boost Kamala Harris’s chances of victory.

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