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Wednesday, August 13, 2025

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has proposed ending releasing the aency's closely watched jobs report each month.

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"I've been on several programs with him at this point and have been impressed by two things: his inability to understand basic economics and the speed with which he's gone MAGA," one conservative economist said of Trump's BLS pick.

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-- Axios (@axios.com) Aug 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM

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We've moved beyond farce into tragedy.

#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-08-12 01:39 PM | Reply

Felon 47's nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has proposed ending releasing the aency's closely watched jobs report each month.

Pathetic.

#2 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-08-12 01:41 PM | Reply

Probably better to have no numbers rather than fake numbers, which was the only other choice.

#3 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-08-12 01:43 PM | Reply

He probably can't read a jobs report, let alone author one.

Trump likes his people dumb;

easier for Trump to appear like a very stable genius,
stupid people don't resist much when they're being thrown under the bus, and they might even throw themselves.

#4 | Posted by horstngraben at 2025-08-13 05:11 PM | Reply

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