Key Facts
• On August 1, 2025, Trump directed the immediate dismissal of Erica McKenterfer.
• Trump criticized significant revisions in employment statistics released the same day.
• He accused McKenterfer of falsifying data to favor Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.
• Trump claimed, without evidence, that job growth was overstated before the election.
• Employment data for May and June 2025 was significantly revised downward.
• Trump labeled the revisions a “major mistake” in his social media post.
Summary
Former President Donald Trump announced on August 1, 2025, via social media, that he had ordered the immediate dismissal of Erica McKenterfer, head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Trump expressed dissatisfaction with the latest employment statistics, which included significant downward revisions for May and June 2025. He accused McKenterfer of manipulating data during the 2024 presidential election to benefit Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, though he provided no evidence to support these claims. Trump criticized the revisions as a “major mistake,” further fueling his allegations of data falsification.
