he release suspicions of manipulation about data from the country’s job creation report, Payroll. It also indicated to have “three names in mind” to replace the employee responsible for the statistics department (BLS) fired on Friday (1).
“When you look at these numbers … I mean, we need legitimate things,” the Republican told the Press at the White House on Friday, 1st.
Earlier, in a public publication, Trump announced the resignation of the labor statistics, Erika McNTAFER, responsible for Payroll, and the interim appointment of William Wiatrowski for office. To the press, the Republican said he did “the right thing to fire it,” and said he had “three names in mind” for a substitute.
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Trump also reiterated suspicions about Payroll’s previous data to allegedly favor former presidential president and former presidential candidate Kamala Harris in last year’s elections without proof.
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Former Commonaries criticize employee resignation
The resignation of US Department of Work Statistics (BLS) statistics, Erika McTentfer, represents a climb in the “unprecedented” attacks of US President Donald Trump to the data dissemination system. The criticism appears in a statement signed by two predecessors of McNTAFER, William Beach and Erica L. Groada.
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In the note, the signatories urge Congress to investigate the reasons for dismissal and thus restore the apartidal integrity of the position. “The president’s statement weakens these principles and politicizes data that cannot and should not be used for political purposes,” they say.
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The group accuses Trump of seeking an external culprit for unwanted economic news. According to them, the commissioner does not determine the numbers, only report them. The process is decentralized to avoid interference and uses transparent methods to reach the indicators, as well as the note.
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The statement also advocates the practice of BLS from, by publishing Payroll, to review the data from the previous two months. “This justification for the resignation of Dr. McNTAFER has no merit and impairs the credibility of federal economic statistics, which are the basis of intelligent economic decision -making by companies, families and policy formulators,” the text warns.
