Fact Check Team: Politicization or poor performance? Trump fires BLS commissioner
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President Donald Trump fired Erika McEntarfer, the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), citing her mishandling of the nation's jobs data. McEntarfer, a Biden appointee confirmed in 2024, oversaw job reports that were revised down by large numbers, according to the White House.
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