Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer praised President Trump’s choice to fireplace the top of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) after the Friday launch of the July jobs report.
In an announcement on social media, Chavez-DeRemer hailed Trump’s choice to fireplace BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after the company, which is housed within the Labor Division, launched a stunningly unhealthy jobs report earlier Friday.
“I agree wholeheartedly with @POTUS that our jobs numbers must be fair, accurate, and never manipulated for political purposes,” wrote Chavez-DeRemer, with out providing any proof to assist Trump’s declare.
“A recent string of major revisions have come to light and raised concerns about decisions being made by the Biden-appointed Labor Commissioner,” she continued. “I support the President’s decision to replace Biden’s Commissioner and ensure the American People can trust the important and influential data coming from BLS.”
Whereas McEntarfer was appointed by former President Biden to steer BLS, she had beforehand served for greater than 20 years within the federal authorities in administrations led by each Democrats and Republicans.
Former BLS Commissioner William Beech, who was appointed by Trump and served from 2019-2023, strongly condemned the firing of his successor.
“The totally groundless firing of Dr. Erika McEntarfer, my successor as Commissioner of Labor Statistics at BLS, sets a dangerous precedent and undermines the statistical mission of the Bureau,” Beech wrote, sharing an announcement of concern from different BLS veterans.
Trump’s transfer to fireplace McEntarfer triggered outrage amongst economists and analysts throughout the ideological spectrum.
“Erika McEntarfer has devoted her career to public service. She has conducted herself as BLS Commissioner with great integrity. There is no evidence whatsoever that BLS data are politically biased,” wrote Michael R. Pressure, director of financial coverage research on the conservative American Enterprise Insitute, on social media.
“By incorrectly asserting that the data are biased, President Trump is undermining the integrity of the information that policymakers, businesses, households, and investors use to make important decisions that affect the welfare of the nation,” he continued.
“It is imperative that decisionmakers understand that government statistics are unbiased and of the highest quality. By casting doubt on that, the President is damaging the United States,” Pressure wrote.
