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What Happened Today – August 1

Erika McEntarfer

Erika McEntarfer, the career labor economist and Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner whom Trump fired after she reported disappointing July jobs numbers. McEntarfer, who holds a doctorate in economics from Virginia Tech, was confirmed by the Senate 86-8 in January 2024. (Picture: Bureau of Labor Statistics)

🎭 Trump learned to corrupt others when he can’t break the rules himself. Like the time he tried to get his vice president to throw out the 2020 election results. Or today when he simultaneously called on the Federal Reserve governors to oust their chair, fired a career government economist for doing her job and … Read more