‘Grow up’: Republican Senators slam Trump for firing labor statistics chief over weak jobs report

We begin with the economic uncertainty created by President Trump who in the face of negative news about the US economy did what he so often does, fire the messenger. He announced he'd directed the termination of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics just hours after a weak jobs report showed signs of a clear slowdown in the job market. In a social media post, he attacked Erica McInterer, the commissioner of the BLS, saying reports, quote, are being produced by Biden appointee, adding that important nu ...