Donald Trump has ordered the firing of the federal government official in charge of labor statistics, hours after data revealed that jobs growth had stalled this summer.
The US president claimed that Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of labor statistics, had “faked” employment figures in the run-up to last year’s election, in a bid to boost Kamala Harris’s chances of victory.
He produced no evidence for this claim, and insisted that the US economy was, in fact, “booming” on his watch.
“We need accurate Jobs Numbers,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I have directed my Team to fire this Biden Political Appointee, IMMEDIATELY. She will be replaced with someone much more competent and qualified.”
The Bureau of Labor Statistics was contacted for comment.
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