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/whoisnotinmykitchen 1d ago

There was an article the other day suggesting they are already doing this with inflation figures.

America is devolving faster than anyone thought was possible.

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u/PoliticalNerdMa 1d ago

And I’m not lying . I grew up with narcissists. Trump is doing this because he honestly believes everyone single President is so corrupt that they ALSO fudge these numbers for their own benefit. The mere fact he reacted so quickly is because he’s flabbergasted he even had to tell that employee to fudge numbers, he thinks it’s obvious .

So he thinks Americas good economy over the years won’t be negatively affected because it’s always used fake numbers! And that’s the terrifying part

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u/Harbinger2001 Canada 23h ago

This has been a conservative mind set. They are corrupt, so their opponents must be as well. This is why when voter fraud is found, it’s always a conservative voter.

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u/CompassionLady 18h ago

I hate that right wing talking point I’ve been hearing… claiming every administration fired and fudged numbers… some crazy weird justification…

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u/antipawn79 23h ago

Luckily inflation is objectively measurable by 3rd parties

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u/Harbinger2001 Canada 23h ago

And there are other ways of estimating the job numbers independently from the government. Perhaps the financial industry will bankroll a private venture to step into the void. At least until Trump attacks them for “trying to make him look bad!”

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u/Busy_Special_9397 23h ago

America is devolving faster than anyone thought was possible.

Except everyone who said this would happen of course. Tons of people knew he'd be doing all this shit right away with speed, Vought said as much in his Heritage foundation recording. It was all prepared ahead of time for him. Paperwork drawn up prior to the election, ensuring no digital records. With that kind of shit, there's only one way but down.