Trump: Has instructed the team to immediately fire the labor secretary appointed by Biden

Zhitong
2025.08.01 18:15

Former President Trump posted on social media: "I just learned that our 'employment data' is managed by Biden-appointed Labor Statistics Bureau Director Erika McEntarfer, who falsified employment data before the election to try to increase Harris's chances of winning. The Labor Bureau overestimated job growth by about 818,000 in March 2024, and then overestimated by 112,000 again just before the 2024 presidential election, in August and September. This has set records—who could be so wrong? We need accurate employment data. I have instructed my team to immediately fire this Biden-appointed political official. Such important data must be fair and accurate, and cannot be manipulated for political purposes. McEntarfer claimed that new jobs were only 73,000, but more importantly, they also revised down by 258,000 jobs. A similar situation occurred in the first half of this year, and it always adjusts negatively. Even the Federal Reserve is playing tricks—this time with interest rates, as they significantly cut rates twice before the presidential election, I guess hoping to get 'Harris' elected—but under 'Trump's' leadership, the economy is thriving. How effective is this tactic? Powell should also 'retire.'"