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Jun 7, 2025 The Trump administration delayed and redacted a farm trade report showing a larger deficit Tier 1 · Primary Economic Structure
Suppressing unfavorable economic findings weakened the integrity of official data used for public accountability and policy debate.
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- Trump administration delays farm trade report — The Trump administration delayed and redacted a farm trade report that predicted an increase in the trade deficit, a finding that was reportedly "disliked" by officials.
- Concerns over data suppression in U.S. economic reporting — Reports indicate that the Trump administration delayed and altered a USDA report that was set to reveal increased deficits.
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Week 21 – 2025-06-07–2025-06-13
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