The president of USA, Donald Trumpfired the Director of the Office of Labor Statistics (BLS) Erika Mtntarfer, Head of one of the most important economic institutions in his country. It was after a report with weaker employment data than expected, which increased more alarm over its tariff policy.
In his social networks, Trump said Mtientfer The employment figures “had” manipulated “to make the Republicans and I look bad”, so he proceeded to fire her.
This unprecedented measure of the White House caused Accusations that Trump ran the risk of destroying public trust By politicizing the data.
Donald Trump fired a key official of his management
The leader of the Senate minority, Chuck SchumerHe said the president was “a bad leader” who “kills the messenger” for his weak statistics, according to the BBC.
The US stock markets shook on Friday after Trump continued with his plan of Increase American import tariffs about goods from all over the world.
Then, the BLS published figures that show that the country’s employers began 73,000 labor searches in July, well below the forecasts of 109,000 new positions. He also reviewed the growth of employment in May and June, informing 250,000 jobs less than what was previously thought.
The economist Navy Federal Credit Union Heather Long Chief He said the employment figures were “a radical change” and added that “the labor market is deteriorating rapidly” due to uncertainty for Trump’s tariffs.
The president, meanwhile, dismissed the concerns about his tariff plans, which according to him will boost manufacturing and rebalance global trade. But this week’s data and updates on tariff costs made these prognosis difficult to ignore.
About the decision to disconnect Mtientefer, the former Treasury Larry Summers He said that “saying goodbye to the director of a key government agency because you do not like the figures you inform is what happens in authoritarian countries, not in democratic“
Trump attacked various economic figures, more recently to the president of the Jerome Powell Federal Reserve, while the Central Bank continues to maintain interest rates.
Trump defended the decision and said His departure was necessary to ensure that there are “people we can trust” In those positions. “Why should anyone trust the numbers?” The president asked journalists when he left the White House on Friday.
And he added: “I think the figures were falseas before the elections, and there were other occasions. Do you know what I did? I said goodbye. And you know what I did? I did the right thing. “
Donald Trump vs Jerome Powell: He urged the Fed Board to take control and lower interest rates
In a new episode of his already tense relationship with the head of the United States Federal Reserve (FED), President Donald Trump He rolled hard against Jerome Powellwhom he described as “stubborn fool” for refusing to reduce interest rates.
The criticism, launched through the truthsocial network, even included a called to the Board of Governors of the Central Bank To intervene if Powell continues to resist lowering the cost of money.
“Jerome ‘Tardón’ Powell, a stubborn fool, must substantially lower interest rates, now! If you continue to refuse, the Board of Directors should assume control and do what everyone knows what should be done,” the president wrote in his profile.
Source: Ambito
