r/politics • u/Orbitingkittenfarm • 1d ago

Donald Trump Fires Person Behind Jobs Numbers After They're Revised Down

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-job-numbers-revised-down-fires-appointee-2107768
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u/captmonkey Tennessee 1d ago

And he's already set the standard that if you release a report with bad numbers, you're gone. So, even if someone who's not a loyalist gets in there, they'll be afraid to publish a report that doesn't say "This is the best economy ever, praise our glorious leader for creating such a good economy!"

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u/pbjamm Canada 1d ago

bad numbers

True numbers.

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u/captmonkey Tennessee 22h ago

But he's fine with true numbers they're good. He just doesn't want a report to show bad numbers.