Trump said on his Truth Social platform on Friday that he had told his team to fire Erika McEntarfer, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, who was nominated by Joe Biden in 2023 and began her role in January 2024.

“I have directed my Team to fire this Biden Political Appointee, IMMEDIATELY,” the president wrote.

“She will be replaced with someone much more competent and qualified. Important numbers like this must be fair and accurate, they can’t be manipulated for political purposes,” Trump said, claiming without evidence that McEntarfer had massaged figures to help the former president.

  • Treczoks@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    That’s easy. Only stupid people took this idiot seriously. The problem is that the US has too many idiots.

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      Well that, and the people who know he’ll accomplish their goals (lower taxes, persecuting minorities, destroying government institutions, etc.) backed him even knowing he’s an idiot.

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        You’re either to dumb to know what he was going to do or your rich enough to know exactly what he was going to do.

        That’s the majority of people voting for him.