Trump fired the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' head who was responsible for the statistics due to weak employment reports
Trump stated that the employment data, which saw the largest drop since the pandemic, was fabricated by Erika Mcentarfer, the Bureau of Labor Statistics director appointed by Biden, and he has ordered her immediate dismissal.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics confirmed in a statement that Director Erika McEntarfer was "fired" on Friday. The agency appointed William Wiatrowski, a long-time official at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as acting director.
Without evidence, Trump accused McEntarfer, who has 20 years of government experience and was appointed by Biden, of deliberately distorting the data for political purposes.
William Beach, the director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics appointed during Trump's first term, released a statement criticizing the Trump administration's actions as "setting a dangerous precedent that undermines the statistical mission of the bureau."
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