Trump Orders Firing Biden-Appointed Labor Stats Chief Over Jobs Data

President Donald Trump has accused Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the Biden-appointed Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, of deliberately manipulating employment data to favor Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 campaign. Following a July jobs report showing weaker-than-expected hiring and downward revisions to previous months, Trump claimed the Bureau overstated job growth multiple times, including by approximately 818,000 jobs in March 2024 and 112,000 jobs before the election. He announced that he has directed his team to immediately fire McEntarfer and replace her with someone more qualified, emphasizing the need for accurate and politically unbiased jobs data. Trump also criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for allegedly manipulating interest rates before the election to aid Harris. Meanwhile, in a UK parliamentary forum, Democratic Congress members Jamie Raskin and Eric Swalwell faced backlash for attacking Trump and engaging in a heated dispute over the foundation of U.S. values, highlighting ongoing political tensions involving the President even in international settings.