Top White House officials on Aug. 3 said that it was necessary to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) head Erika McEntarfer following the release of a weaker-than-expected jobs report late last week.
White House Officials Say Trump Had ‘Real Concerns’ With Top Labor Official Before Firing Her
Erika McEntarfer, the former commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, responded to her termination in a social media post.

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett speaks next to President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on March 7, 2025. Leah Millis/File Photo/Reuters
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