Trump 2.0

Ron in Regina

"Voice of the West" Party
Apr 9, 2008
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Talk about shooting the messenger! "We need ‘accurate’ Jobs Numbers. I have directed my Team to fire this Biden Political Appointee, IMMEDIATELY. She will be replaced with someone much more competent and qualified," Trump said. "Important numbers like this must be fair and accurate, they can’t be manipulated for political purposes."
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(The Senate in January 2024 confirmed McEntarfer, an appointment of former President Joe Biden. A labor economist, McEntarfer has worked 20 years in the federal government, including previous stints at the U.S. Census Bureau and Treasury Department)

In addition to Friday's release of the July jobs report ‒ which was well below the 105,000 new jobs that had been estimated ‒ the Labor Department's job gains for May and June were revised down by 258,000, portraying a much weaker labor market than believed in late spring and early summer.
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1754087012946.jpegTrump also accused McEntarfer of "faking the jobs numbers before the (2024) election" to help Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. Trump pointed to robust jobs reports in March, August and September of 2024 that were later revised lower.
 

petros

The Central Scrutinizer
Nov 21, 2008
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Next month, I imagine the jobs report will forecast a thousand million billion zillion new jobs, eggs dropping to three cents a dozen, and thirty-cent-a-gallon gasoline!
A chicken in every pot, & a Volkswagen in every garage.
7.6 million open jobs right now in skilled labour. Any 18 year old kid with a working knowledge of geometry and logical thought can get a career in trades starting at $50K a year.