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Trump defends decision on firing Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner

Name: Trump defends decision on firing Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner
Uploaded: 2025-08-04T11:23:00-0500
Duration: 2 min 24 s
Description: Late Sunday night, President Trump defended his decision to fire Erika McCntarfer, the now-former commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Trump accused her, without evidence, of rigging the July jobs report.

Late Sunday night, President Trump defended his decision to fire Erika McCntarfer, the now-former commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Trump accused her, without evidence, of rigging the July jobs report.