President Donald Trump is not afraid to hand someone their walking papers, no matter what their status is or how they got the job in the first place, and that was evidenced this week in Washington D.C.
According to the New York Post, Trump dismissed the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) this week after new numbers came out that showed an uptick in unemployment on his watch.
Now-former BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer is out, according to reports. She was appointed to the powerful position by former President Joe Biden.
Her latest jobs report sparked major backlash from within the White House, and from President Trump himself, who called the numbers “rigged.”
What’s happening?
President Trump was apparently so unhappy with the numbers that he accused the former BLS commish of “manipulating” the data, and went as far as accusing her of doing so in the past.
The Post noted:
Now-former BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, triggered Trump’s fury after her agency announced lower than expected employment gains in July and revised the numbers for May and June downward by a total of 258,000 jobs.
“I believe the numbers were phony, just like they were before the election,” Trump told reporters on Friday. “So you know what I did? I fired her.”
Meet Dr. Erika McEntarfer.
Biden appointed her Commissioner of the US Bureau of Labor and Statistics.
Erika was just caught under reporting Trump’s job numbers after over reporting Joe’s to help Kamala’s election chances.
Trump just fired her.
These traitors are everywhere. pic.twitter.com/loHU4TKLgk
— C3 (@C_3C_3) August 1, 2025
The Post added:
A BLS spokesperson confirmed McEntarfer “was terminated today” and Deputy Commissioner William Wiatrowski will take over on an acting basis.
Trump continued his rant against the former BLS commissioner in a Truth Social post.
“This is the same Bureau of Labor Statistics that overstated the Jobs Growth in March 2024 by approximately 818,000 and, then again, right before the 2024 Presidential Election, in August and September, by 112,000,” the president wrote. “These were Records — No one can be that wrong?”
Social media reacts
Users across social media reacted to Trump’s firing of the McEntarfer.
“This is really upsetting but not surprising, unfortunately. What a shame that so many people are so dishonest,” one X user wrote.
Another X user wrote, “I’m feeling like they are all a bunch of crooks and traitors. THE ONLY ONES WORKING HARD FOR MAGA ARE TRUMP AND HIS CABINET!!!”
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Author: Ryan Ledendecker
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