US president accused of ‘firing the messenger’ as he makes claims without evidence about Erika McEntarfer
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Donald Trump ordered the firing of the federal government official in charge of labor statistics, hours after data revealed jobs growth stalled this summer, prompting accusations that he is “firing the messenger”.
The US president claimed that Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of labor statistics, had “faked” employment figures in the run-up to last year’s election, in a bid to boost Kamala Harris’s chances of victory.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/01/trump-fires-erika-mcentarfer-labor-statistics
Author : Callum Jones in New York and Michael Sainato
Publish date : 2025-08-01 19:39:00
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