Trump's solution to latest bad jobs report: Shoot the messenger

In a move you'd expect from a tinpot dictator and not the leader of the world's most esteemed democracy, President Donald Trump on Friday fired the commissioner of labor statistics after the latest jobs report showed his tariffs are paralyzing the labor market.

"I have directed my Team to fire this Biden Political Appointee, IMMEDIATELY," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social, referring to Dr. Erika McEntarfer, who was confirmed to a four-year term as commissioner of Labor Statistics in January 2024.