White House Economic Advisor Kevin Haset speaks with reporters in the driveway outside the West Wing of the White House on Washington, DC, US, March 20, 2025.
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National council director Kevin Husset The president defended on Sunday Donald Trump’s Sudden decision Labor statistics commissioner bureauCiting specific evidence.
Haset repeatedly pointed to amendment on Friday Employment data Trump’s Commissioner Erica Erica McCactor was correct, but did not provide data showing the latest job reports, as Trump claimed.
“I mean, modifications are difficult evidence,” he said NBC NewsSaying that “there has been a group of patterns that can surprise people.”
Reporting jobs reports are common, as the initial estimate often becomes more accurate because additional payroll data is available in later months. Data is dependent on the surveys of employers, and some businesses cannot enter their data from the initial reporting time limit.
Trump on Friday fired MCENTARFER, which was accused of manipulating the number of jobs for political purposes following the latest report, including a downward modification for job development figures for the last two months.
Haset argued that the amendments are “historically important”, saying that they increase widespread doubts about data.
He also claimed that Trump was “shooting the messenger” for the number of weak-to-additional jobs.
Instead, he said, he said, the president “his own people want there,” suggesting that the data trump would be “more transparent and more reliable” with appointment.
“And if there are major changes and large modifications, we expect more large amendments for jobs in September, for example, we want to know why, we want people to explain it to us,” they continued.
Haset did not say whether the White House had asked the McSenter to give the reason for the amendment in the data before fire.
The White House did not immediately respond to the CNBC’s request for comments.
MCENTARFER firing came after BLS information Weak-to-appropriate jobs figures,
Nonform parole rose 73,000 in July, above 14,000 jobs in the former month, but even a small dove jones for a profit of 100,000. The yogas of June and May were jointly revised by 258,000 by jointly declared from the already declared levels.
Trump has often praised the report of strong jobs during the development period.
trust issues
MCENTARFER’s Oster attracted sharp backlash from economists and others, fearing that such a step may reduce confidence in government figures in future.
Former BLS Commissioner William Beach, who was appointed by Trump, Said The commissioner’s firing was “completely baseless”, which “sets a dangerous example and weakens the statistical mission of the bureau,” according to A Post on X Shortly after firing.
On Sunday, Beach said that the firing is the “harmful” and “reduces reliability” of the institution.
“Suppose they get a new commissioner, and this person, man or woman, only the best people are possible, are right? And they do a bad number,” he said. CNN,
“Well, everyone is thinking, well, it’s not as bad as it is really, because they are going to doubt the political influence.”
Senate minority leader Chak shumarDN.Y., and Democratic Sen Ron Widen Oregon echoed the beach criticism.
Shumar said that Trump was acting like a “bad leader” and a dictator.
“Okay, Donald Trump, firing is not going to remove the chaos you made with your Ramshakal Tariff regime,” Shumar said on the floor of the Senate.
Wayden “slammed Trump’s firing as a person who is soft, weak and fear to fear himself for the reality of damage to his chaos.”
“Lower Line, Trump wants to cook books,” Wyden, Top Democrat on Senate Finance CommitteeTrump said in a statement after taking out the MCENTARFER.
Data collection in doubt
While many people criticized the controversial firing of the BLS Commissioner, others questioned whether the methods used to compile job data for a long time should be seen again.
Bank of America CEO Brian MionihanFor example, it was said that the government uses the survey to inform the data of jobs that “is clearly not effective right now.”
He said, “They can get this data, I think, other ways, and I think where this focus should be,” he said on Sunday CBS News,
“How do we get data and are more flexible and more estimated and more understandable?” He continued.
Sen Rand PaulR-Ky., On Friday said that “We have to see somewhere for objective figures.”
“When the people who provide data are removed, it becomes very difficult to make decisions, which you know, the data will not be politicized,” Paul told NBC NewsEmphasizing the requirement of reliable data.
Watch: After the labor data amendment, Trump, BLS Chief Dr. Erica fired to Mcnarfer
