Republican claimed, without presenting evidence, that Erika McNTAFER had manipulated the numbers to minimize the economic achievements of her government
The president of the, said on Monday (4) that he will appoint an “exceptional substitute” to the economist responsible for supervising official statistics, due to his disagreement with employment data published on Friday.
Trump called for Erika McTaFer’s resignation after the disclosure of numbers showing a weakening of the job market in recent months. In a publication on his Social Truth platform, the US President reiterated, without proof, that the job report released last Friday “was manipulated.”
Republican claimed that McNTAFER, head of labor statistics, had manipulated the data to minimize the economic achievements of his government. “We will announce a new [chefe de] Statistics in the next three or four days, ”Trump told reporters.” I will choose an exceptional substitute, “he added on Monday.
Employment growth in the United States fell short of expectations in July, according to data from the Office of Labor Statistics. In addition, the number of jobs for May and June has been revised downwards, reaching the lowest levels since the Covid-19 pandemic. “We had no confidence. I mean, the numbers were ridiculous,” Trump told journalists on Sunday. He added that the same employee, just before the 2024 elections, “presented these phenomenal numbers about the economy of [ex-presidente democrata Joe] Biden”.
The world’s largest economy created 73,000 jobs in July, according to the document published by the Labor Department. The unemployment rate increased slightly to 4.2% compared to 4.1% in June.
White House Economic Advisor Kevin Hassett defended McNTAFER’s resignation in an interview with NBC News on Saturday. Asked if the president would be willing to dismiss anyone who discloses data with which he does not agree, Hassett replied, “Of course not. The president wants his team to be there, when we see the numbers, they will be more transparent and more reliable.”
*With information from AFP
Posted by Nátaly Tenório
