Summary
Former President Donald Trump stated that he fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) because he believed the job numbers reported were incorrect. He mentioned dissatisfaction with the employment figures from previous months.
Key Facts
- Donald Trump was President of the United States at the time of this statement.
- He claimed the team removed the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
- The BLS is the government agency responsible for reporting job numbers.
- Trump criticized the accuracy of employment figures for April and May.
- He believed those numbers showed weaker hiring than he thought accurate.
- Trump expressed long-standing issues with the reported employment figures.
- He stated he did the right thing by firing the BLS head.
