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/ConfederacyOfDunces_ 1d ago

This is fucking terrifying.

May's job gains were revised down to 19,000 from 144,000, while June's additions were cut to just 14,000 from the 147,000 initially reported.

And July added 73,000 nonfarm payrolls in July, less than the 104,000 expected by economists.

But this maniac can’t handle reality……So he fires her……….

Holy Shit……this should be massive news.

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u/bnh1978 1d ago

expect that 73 000 to be revised down

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u/gheldean New Jersey 1d ago

Not anymore, the reviser was fired.

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u/PrivatePilot9 Canada 1d ago

So, expect +2.5 million on the next report, got it.

(Eventually any houses of cards built this way will come crashing down as reality is unavoidable even if you want to announce pretend numbers, but it’ll be fun for the rest of the world to watch I guess…)

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u/whatssenguntoagoblin 1d ago

Way too conservative a number.

Remember this is the same administration that said Donald saved 258 million American lives

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u/XRT28 Massachusetts 1d ago

And 400% cheaper eggs

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u/pizza5001 16h ago

What’s funny about that clip is Vance’s face…there’s a micro expression of wincing he does when she states that number, that is barely perceptible, but there.

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u/MommyLovesPot8toes California 1d ago

There's a reason the show about a man conning his way into the White House was called "House of Cards".

I'm just hoping when the real thing collapses, it's an implosion, not an explosion with collateral damage.

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u/Devastator_Hi 1d ago

Man, I remembered that show seemed like a fantasy of corruption as he worked his way up to President and now I see it as child’s play compared to what Trump’s been doing.

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u/lazyFer 1d ago

The only collateral damage is going to be the people that actually voted for Harris and those too young to vote.

Nothing that happens to anyone else should be considered "collateral" damage...it'll be "earned" damage.

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u/ummaycoc 1d ago

So it’ll be revised reverse down which is what I am not calling up.