Trump Smears and Fires the Disastrous Jobs Numbers Messenger
President Donald Trump has responded to Friday’s weak jobs numbers by firing the bureaucrat in charge of them and claiming the data was politically manipulated. Hours after the latest figures revealed that Trump’s chaotic trade policies had contributed to 258,000 fewer jobs than first thought, the president posted an angry tirade accusing the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Dr. Erika McEntarfer, of fudging the figures. “I have directed my Team to fire this Biden Political Appointee, IMMEDIATEL