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Headline: White House Defends Firing of U.S. Jobs Data Chief Amid Economic Uncertainty

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The White House is defending President Donald Trump's surprise firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief Erika McEntarfer, amid rising concerns that it could damage trust in official U.S. economic data.

Keywords: Current affairs & Politics,Trump,Erika McEntarfer,Bureau of Labor Statistics,job data revision,258,000 fewer jobs,White House defense,economic data trust,political interference,new BLS commissioner,Fed Governor Adriana Kugler resignation,market unease,U.S. economic institutions,tariffs,Trump influence

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