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Larry Summers Eviscerates Trump for Firing Numbers Chief

Larry Summers says Trump's accusations of manipulated jobs numbers are ‘preposterous’

Trump blasted Erika McEntarfer, the now-former commissioner of Labor Statistics, after the release of some disappointing jobs numbers on Friday and the revision downward of previous months' reports and said he had fired her for manipulating the figures for political purposes, but provided no evidence to support his claim.

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Larry Summers Eviscerates Trump for Firing Numbers Chief: ‘Really Scary Stuff’

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers had choice words for President Donald Trump after he fired his stats boss over an abysmal jobs report. Trump fired Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS),

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Former Treasury Chief Summers Calls Trump's BLS Claim 'Preposterous'

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said President Trump accusing Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer of “faking” the July jobs report for political purposes was “preposterous.

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Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers doesn’t hold back on Trump: “This is way beyond anything Richard Nixon ever did”

Speaking to ABC News, the former former Treasury Secretary told broadcasters that “This is way beyond anything Richard Nixon ...

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Summers on BLS commissioner firing: ‘Way beyond anything that Richard Nixon ever did’

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers on Sunday said President Trump’s decision to fire the commissioner of the Bureau ...

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'This Week' Transcript 8-3-25: Larry Summers, Eric Holder & Avril Benoît

A rush transcript of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" airing on Sunday, August 3, 2025 on ABC News is below. This copy ...

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Summers Backs Powell’s Silence on Staying On at Fed Past May

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers backed Jerome Powell’s silence on whether he will step down from the Federal ...

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Ex-Obama adviser says Trump ‘way beyond’ Nixon after firing BLS commissioner

"This is the stuff of democracies giving way to authoritarianism," Larry Summers said. "This is really scary stuff." ...

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Larry Summers, Eric Holder, and Avril Benoît, Sunday on "This Week"

LARRY SUMMERS, ERIC HOLDER, AND DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS CEO AVRIL BENOÎT, SUNDAY ON “THIS WEEK WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS” ...

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Summers Says Bessent Right to Question Fed on ‘Overreach’

Lawrence Summers backed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s questioning of the Federal Reserve’s non-monetary policy ...

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Economists blast Trump decision to fire BLS chief

Economists across the political spectrum are sounding the alarm over President Trump’s decision to fire the Labor Department’s top statistician in response to a stalled-out July jobs report that ...

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Former Treasury Secretary Says Trump Is Trying to 'Scapegoat' Jerome Powell

President Donald Trump has for months tried to pressure Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell to resign from his post if he doesn't cut interest rates.

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1-on-1 with Larry Summers

Jamie Lee Curtis calls out Stephen Colbert for being 'in love with' her husband Christopher Guest: 'I'm fine with it' More ...

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