President Donald Trump has dismissed the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner, Erika McEntarfer, following a weak jobs report showing only 73,000 job gains in July. The president claimed the data was ‘rigged’ to undermine Republicans, while critics argue the figure was the result of standard statistical adjustments, not manipulation. The firing has drawn media criticism, with some expressing concern over the reliability of economic data. The incident is part of a broader pattern of Trump’s aggressive actions, including criminal probes targeting past political opponents.