Donald Trump Accused of Retaliation After Dismissing Labor Bureau Chief Post Jobs Report

President Donald Trump expressed dissatisfaction with the recent employment statistics and the upward revisions of May and June's data, resulting in the dismissal of Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, an appointee of President Biden. On his Truth Social platform, Trump alleged she manipulated job figures to favor Kamala Harris’s election campaign.Despite a wave of federal layoffs and inconsistent tariff policies impacting businesses, Trump maintained that "The Economy is BOOMING under ‘TRUMP.’" He criticized the Bureau of Labor Statistics for previously overstating job growth, claiming that accurate data is crucial.Experts, including former Labor Department officials, condemned Trump's decision, highlighting that commissioners are typically appointed for fixed terms and that statistical revisions are standard practice. Critics on social media voiced concerns about potential political motivations behind the appointment of a replacement who could distort job metrics for political advantage, raising alarms about the integrity of economic data in the U.S. Credits Image: (Wikipedia Commons)