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President Donald Trump clashes with CNBC’s Joe Kernen over firing of BLS commissioner

Trump defended firing BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer, sparking tense exchange with CNBC’s Joe Kernen on "Squawk Box" over jobs data integrity.

Roll Call · 1d

Trump signals higher tariffs, defends firing of BLS chief in combative CNBC interview

A defiant President Trump defended his firing of a top government jobs monitor and said he would like to run again in 2028.

MSNBC · 1d

Trump White House doubles down on BLS commissioner firing

The Trump administration is struggling to defend its firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner, Erika McEntarfer. Gene Sperling and Peter Goodman discuss on The Eleventh Hour.

CNBC host pushes back on Trump over ‘rigged’ report

NJ.com · 1d

CNBC host pushes back on Trump over ‘rigged’ report: ‘Give me a break’

CNBC anchor Joe Kernen questioned President Donald Trump on Tuesday over his claims about a recent jobs report. A revised report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday found that hiring had slowed in July and was much weaker in May and June than initially recorded.

USA TODAY on MSN · 21h

Trump's claims of 'rigged' jobs numbers challenged by CNBC host

CNBC news anchor Joe Kernen confronted President Trump over firing the top labor statistics chief, saying it "undermines confidence in the system."

Yahoo · 4d

CNBC’s Economics Guru Calls BS on Trump’s Job Stats Claims

CNBC senior economics reporter Steve Liesman called out Donald Trump’s rationale for firing the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after the government reported weak job numbers. Trump took aim at Erika McEntarfer on Truth Social,

CNBC halts for breaking news as Donald Trump delivers devastating blow

In a heated exchange on live TV, President Trump clashed with a CNBC host, defending his controversial decisions and sparking ...

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CNBC Daily Open: That's not how revisions to jobs numbers work

Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after jobs report. In a Truth Social post, the U.S. president accused BLS ...

The Dispatch on MSN4h

No, the October 2024 Jobs Report Didn’t Show ‘Phenomenal Numbers’

President Trump claims the Bureau of Labor Statistics revised a 2024 jobs report downward after the election. The opposite is true.

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Trump Fact Checked Live on TV on Dire Polls and Stats Boss Firing

President Donald Trump was laughed at and fact-checked live on CNBC during a wild phone interview in which he claimed the ...

Raw Story on MSN2d

'No Pocahontas!' Trump loses it as Elizabeth Warren destroys him on CNBC

President Donald Trump lashed out at Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) as she slammed him in a CNBC interview for firing Bureau of ...

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CNBC Daily Open: There's no return policy for jobs numbers

Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after jobs report. In a Truth Social post, the U.S. president accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of being a political appointee ...

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Trump redoubles attack on federal jobs data, calls numbers political

Trump defended his decision to fire Erika McEntarfer, the official overseeing jobs statistics, telling CNBC that data showing a hiring slowdown was political.

Trump’s Firing of BLS Chief Prompts Democrats to Propose Bill Protecting Stats-Agency Heads

The bill’s path forward is doubtful given that it would need to earn at least some Republican support in the Republican-controlled House and Senate.

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