Good evening from New York. I'm Ali Veli in for Chris Hayes. Donald Trump says it's his opinion that the Bureau of Labor Statistics rigged the jobs numbers against him. That was his justification for firing the Commissioner of Labor Statistics.An argument that he repeated during an interview with CNBC earlier today. >> When they say that the, you know, that nobody was involved, that it wasn't political. Give me a break.It's a highly political. It's a highly political situation. It's totally rigged.Smart peo ...

And joining me now is the director of the White House National Economic Council, Kevin Hasset. Mr.. Hasset, welcome to Meet the Press. >> Great to be here. Thank you. >> It's great to have you here. Let's start with President Trump's decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Erica McInterer, who he accused of manipulating job numbers. Mr.. Hasset, what evidence does the administration have that she manipulated the jobs numbers? >> Right. Well, what we've seen over the last few years is uh ...

And joining me now is the director of the White House National Economic Council, Kevin Hasset. Mr.. Hasset, welcome to Meet the Press. >> Great to be here. Thank you. >> It's great to have you here. Let's start with President Trump's decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Erica McInterer, who he accused of manipulating job numbers. Mr.. Hasset, what evidence does the administration have that she manipulated the jobs numbers? >> Right. Well, what we've seen over the last few years is uh ...