‘Trump is tightening his grip on American economic policy and institutions’ • FRANCE 24 English

Once again, US President Donald Trump is tightening his grip on American economic policy and institutions. Hours after a report published on Friday showed job growth in the US was lower than expected, Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner, only 73,000 jobs were added to the American economy in July rather than the 110,000 expected by analysts. We’re doing so well. I believe the numbers were phony just like they were before the election and there were other times. So, you know what I did? I fired her. And you know what? I did the right thing. On Truth Social, Trump accused Labor Statistics Commissioner Erica McIntoer of manipulating statistics to make the Republicans look bad without providing evidence. Nominated by Joe Biden in 2023, McInterer was confirmed for her role by the Senate with overwhelming approval from both Republicans and Democrats. Left-wing Senator Bernie Sanders called out McInterer sacking on social media. In America, you do not fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics for releasing a jobs report that you don’t like. That’s what authoritarians do. We need serious economists in these positions, not hacks who will only tell you what you want to hear. During the search for a replacement, Deputy Commissioner William Vatrovski will serve as the acting head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Once again, US President Donald Trump is tightening his grip on American economic policy and institutions. Hours after a report published on Friday (august 1) said job growth was lower than expected, Trump ordered the firing of a key economic official, accusing her of manipulating employment data for political reasons. Click to watch this FRANCE 24 report by Florent Marchais and Etienne Paponaud. 
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10 comments

  1. Democrats are the devil, it's even illegal to ride an ATV or go karts on the road because of Democrats. If there's anything that's fun you can guarantee the Democrats will go after it

  2. Still nothing on the revelation about how the Russiagate to which F24 enthusiasticly participated in for over 3 years was paid by Hilary Clinton and spreaded by the FBl and the intelligence agencies. Short of hypothetical retractions maybe you could have at least the decency to inform your audience.

  4. tRump has filed bankruptcy six times and two of those were casinos that favor the house. He can't understand basic Geo-economics. He's a classic psychopath that can't feel emotions like sympathy or mercy. MAGA is even dumber that he is.

  5. Don't worry.
    He'll be able to find a new job quickly.
    There are plenty of opportunities available in vegetable harvesting.

  8. The revised jobs report for May and June were so bad that if you add the numbers together you would still have to multiply by 2.6 to get the lowest number from bidens 4 years as president. 😂😂 Trump's numbers are so bad you would have to go back to Trump's first term😂😂 he is such a bad policy maker😂😂 his 90 deals in 90 days turned into tariff letters😂😂😂 his deals turn into frameworks😂😂 his poor skills made you forget Trump was best friends with Jeffrey Epstein for 15 years right? 😂😂🤡🤡

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