{"id":12172,"date":"2025-08-02T21:39:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T13:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=12172"},"modified":"2025-08-02T21:39:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T13:39:56","slug":"wanna-be-king-democrats-fume-at-trump-move-to-oust-bls-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=12172","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Wanna-be king\u2019: Democrats fume at Trump move to oust BLS head"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9.jpg 702w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Criticism is mounting after President Trump moved to oust the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Friday following a dismal jobs report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump accused BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer, an appointee of former President Biden, of skewing job numbers in the latest report, which showed the U.S. adding only 73,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate increasing slightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Revisions in the report also showed that the U.S. added 258,000 fewer jobs in May and June than the Labor Department first reported, according to BLS data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn my opinion, today\u2019s Jobs Numbers were RIGGED in order to make the Republicans, and ME, look bad,\u201d he wrote on Truth Social. Later, he called for McEntarfer\u2019s ouster, which sparked some backlash on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cInstead of helping people get good jobs, Donald Trump just fired the statistician who reported bad jobs data that the wanna-be king doesn\u2019t like,\u201d Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) posted on social platform X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trade, Tariffs &amp; Interest Rates: Trump&#8217;s &#8216;BIG MOMENTS&#8217; From This Week | TRENDING<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The gloomy jobs report raised serious questions about the strength of the U.S. economy, especially in light of Trump\u2019s sweeping tariffs, which have caused anxieties in the global market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) called the president\u2019s response \u201cdeeply irresponsible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sign up for the Morning Report<br>The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email address<br>By signing up, I agree to the Terms of Use, have reviewed the Privacy Policy, and to receive personalized offers and communications via email, on-site notifications, and targeted advertising using my email address from The Hill, Nexstar Media Inc., and its affiliates<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFiring the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because they accurately report on your struggling economy isn\u2019t just corrupt, it\u2019s deeply irresponsible,\u201d she wrote online. \u201cUndermining our economic data is only going to create further chaos and uncertainty for our businesses big and small.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) also turned the tables back on Trump in a semi-mocking post on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBREAKING: I did some research into Trump\u2019s Deep State and found this photo of the real government employee responsible for the job loss numbers,\u201d Schumer wrote Friday, sharing a photo of the president himself. \u201cTrump must fire him immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) reacted with an equally biting post, offering her version of the timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She wrote on X, \u201cStep one: Trump tanks the economy. Step two: Data shows that Trump is tanking the economy. Step three: Trump fires the person who puts out economic data so that in the future, no one will know he\u2019s still tanking the economy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Tammy Baldwin also weighed in, writing on social media that \u201cDonald Trump has thrown our economy into chaos and is firing the messenger for telling us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) also took a swing at the president for his reaction, calling it \u201cone more step toward authoritarianism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTruth being replaced by propaganda. This is what the Soviets did. This is a big deal, and we need to act like it,\u201d Murphy wrote on X, alongside a video message. \u201cTime for a fight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) pressed her GOP colleagues to denounce Trump\u2019s firing of the top statistician.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is seriously dangerous territory when Trump fires anyone who doesn\u2019t cook the books for him. The entire economy hinges on the accurate, nonpartisan data we get from the Bureau of Labor Statistics,\u201d she wrote online. \u201cRepublicans need to join us in fighting to protect the integrity of BLS.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), who is retiring at the end of his term, placed blame for the dismal report on Trump\u2019s trade agenda. The comment came as the latest iteration of \u201creciprocal\u201d tariffs on dozens of countries was set to go into effect Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because he didn\u2019t like that the jobs report was weak\u2014a direct result of his chaotic trade wars,\u201d he wrote. \u201cUtterly reckless, and a chilling reminder of his autocratic tendencies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the criticism, Trump\u2019s allies have largely stood behind his decision to sack McEntarfer, who has served in the post since 2023. The president also accused the BLS chief of fabricating jobs numbers ahead of the 2024 presidential election to \u201cboost\u201d former Vice President Harris\u2019s chances of winning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A BLS spokesperson, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed to The Hill that McEntarfer was let go. 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