Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sharply criticized Donald Trump Monday for firing Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after the release of a disappointing July jobs report.
The BLS reported 73,000 jobs added last month, with unemployment ticking up to 4.2%. The report also included downward revisions totaling 818,000 jobs from prior months—roughly 0.5% of total employment.
Trump accused McEntarfer, a Biden appointee, of “faking the jobs numbers” to damage his reelection effort before Biden withdrew from the 2024 race. Warren, speaking on MSNBC, warned that replacing McEntarfer threatens the integrity of labor data. “You blind the United States… and you diminish us around the world,” she said.
She also attributed the poor jobs figures to Trump’s economic policies. “His chaotic on-again, off-again tariffs are paralyzing the Fed while undermining the labor market and hurting working families,” Warren said.
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett defended the decision, arguing the agency needs “a fresh set of eyes.”
The firing has intensified concerns about politicization within federal data agencies as economic performance remains a central campaign issue.
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