Trump Fires BLS Chief Erika McEntarfer, Igniting Data Integrity Debate
Trump Fires BLS Chief Erika McEntarfer, Igniting Data Integrity Debate President Donald Trump has sparked a major controversy by abruptly dismissing Erika McEntarfer, the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), following the release of a disappointing July jobs report. The unprecedented firing, which occurred last Friday, has drawn immediate and widespread condemnation from economists and raised serious alarms about the potential politicization of critical government economic data. Sources within the White House indicate Trump’s decision was driven by…