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Trump defends firing labor statistics chief: "Give me a break"

Name: Trump defends firing labor statistics chief: "Give me a break"
Uploaded: 2025-08-05T17:12:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 16 s
Description: While phoning into CNBC on Tuesday morning, President Trump defended his decision to fire the labor statistics commissioner following a disappointing jobs report. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady has more on the fallout.

While phoning into CNBC on Tuesday morning, President Trump defended his decision to fire the labor statistics commissioner following a disappointing jobs report. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady has more on the fallout.