Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer after disappointing July jobs report, claiming the 73,000 job gain figure was rigged against Republicans.
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DonaldTrumpdidn’tliketheslightgaininjobsthatthegovernmentreportedforJuly.Sohefiredthecommissionerforlaborstatistics,whonobodyhadheardofuntil10minutesago.
Problemsolved?
Well,notexactly.
ErikaMcEntarfer,theBureauofLaborStatisticscommissioner,didn’tunilaterallymakethedecisionthattheeconomyaddedjust73,000jobsinJuly.ThatfigurewasproducedbyhundredsofLaborDepartmentanalysts,followingestablishedrules,beforeitreachedherlevel.
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Forthepresidenttoclaim,withoutproof,thatthiswas“rigged”—tomakehim,andRepublicanslookbad–doesn’tchangetheunderlyingreality.Thenumberwasdisappointing.Thathasn’tchanged.
Thesamegoesforthedownwardrevisionof258,000jobsintheprevioustwomonths.
Thatisincrediblycommon.IthappenedduringtheBidenad
