Trump orders firing of statistics chief after weak jobs report

Trump fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Friday, accusing her without providing evidence of manipulating jobs data to help Democrats in the 2024 election. The bureau's updated figures showed fewer jobs created in May and June than previously reported, and July's report showed about 73,000 jobs added. Deputy commissioner William Wiatrowski will serve as acting commissioner, according to Labor Secretary Lori Chavez De-Remer, who supported the decision. Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said the figures show Trump "is crashing our economy in real time."