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Sep 9, 2025 White House published a fact sheet crediting Trump for BLS jobs revisions to attack agency credibility Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
The document used a statistical revision to justify politically motivated 'reforms' to an independent statistical agency.
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- White House issued fact sheet on BLS jobs revisions — The White House issued a fact sheet claiming that Bureau of Labor Statistics benchmark revisions downward by 911,000 jobs from April 2024 to March 2025 vindicate President Trump's criticism of the Biden economy and the BLS itself. The statement attributes the revision to Biden-era data inaccuracy, illegal immigration, and federal spending, and calls for congressional confirmation of Trump's BLS commissioner nominee E.J. Antoni and "major reforms" to restore trust in BLS data.
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Week 34 – 2025-09-06–2025-09-12
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Sep 6, 2025 Trump fired the BLS director following weak jobs data and replaced her with a partisan operative Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation
Removing an independent statistician after unfavorable data and installing a loyalist threatens the credibility of official economic statistics.
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- Trump fired previous director of Bureau of Labor Statistics — Trump fired the previous director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after accusing her of rigging the numbers for political reasons. The firing occurred before the release of the August jobs report, which showed the U.S. added only 22,000 jobs—far below the expected 75,000—and revised downward June and July figures by 21,000 jobs.
- Trump administration fires BLS director and replaces with partisan operative — Following weak August jobs numbers, the Trump administration removed the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and replaced her with a partisan operative described as having little economic expertise. The move signals intent to alter official economic data reporting. This follows a pattern of replacing career officials with loyalists in positions responsible for collecting and publishing key economic statistics.
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Week 34 – 2025-09-06–2025-09-12
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Sep 6, 2025 HHS employees signed a letter with over 1,000 signatures calling for RFK Jr.'s resignation Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation
A large group of current and former employees publicly warned that health leadership was endangering national health through unscientific decisions.
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- 1,000+ HHS employees called for RFK Jr. resignation — More than 1,000 current and former Department of Health and Human Services employees signed a letter calling for RFK Jr. to resign, saying he "continues to endanger the nation's health." They say if Kennedy doesn't resign, Trump and Congress should appoint a new secretary, "one whose qualifications and experience ensure that health policy is informed by independent and unbiased peer-reviewed science."
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Week 34 – 2025-09-06–2025-09-12
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