President Donald Trump on Friday fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, hours after the agency reported that job growth in the U.S. had slowed to a near-halt.
Unquestionably the most dangerous and corrupt attack on the independence of US economic data in American history. Trump is firing the head of the BLS, a longtime civil servant confirmed 86-8 by the Senate, simply because the job numbers came in below his expectations today[image or embed]
" Joey Politano(@josephpolitano.bsky.social) Aug 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
#6: Trump is the perfect example of failing upwards.
This a true phenomenon that occurs in the USG. Promote somebody up to a desk job and away from the field where they could do more damage. I saw several examples of this during my career.
Now we have this imbecile in charge of the most powerful military and largest economy in the world: static.wikia.nocookie.net
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