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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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