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White House defends firing of labor statistics commissioner

Name: White House defends firing of labor statistics commissioner
Uploaded: 2025-08-04T18:06:00-0400
Duration: 6 min 4 s
Description: The White House is defending President Trump's decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics following a weaker-than-expected July jobs report. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi and Kelly O'Grady have the latest.

The White House is defending President Trump's decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics following a weaker-than-expected July jobs report. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi and Kelly O'Grady have the latest.