Greg Abbott says he will try to remove Democrats unless they return to allow vote to take place on redrawing the US House map to favour Republicans
As he boarded Air Force One on Sunday, the president told reporters that a new leader for the Bureau of Labor Statistics would be announced “over the next three to four days”. Trump added that he had “no confidence” in commissioner Erica McEntarfer, who he fired on Friday.
The director of the White House Economic Council, Kevin Hassett, defended the president’s decision in an interview with NBC on Sunday. “He wants his own people,” Hassett said. Despite not being able to offer evidence that suggested the jobs data McEntarfer published was, in fact, “rigged”.
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Author : Shrai Popat (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier)
Publish date : 2025-08-04 13:04:00
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