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White House says terrible jobs data 'must be a typo'

The White House believes unusual jobs data revisions prove the recently fired Bureau of Labor chief was manipulating ...

White House economist calls for 'fresh set of eyes at the BLS' after weak jobs report

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett discusses the latest jobs report, the firing of the labor statistics chief ...

Data accuracy row: White House justifies ouster of labor official; Trump says Erika McEntarfer's actions 'scam'

White House officials defended Donald Trump's removal of the Bureau of Labor Statistics head. This action sparked worries ...
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Kristen Welker Makes White House Adviser Watch Clips of Trump Touting Jobs Numbers He Now Says Were ‘Faked’

Kristen Welker confronted National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Meet the Press over President Donald Trump's ...

Kevin Hassett repeatedly defends Trump's decision to fire BLS commissioner

White House Economic Council director Kevin Hassett defended President Trump's decision to fire the head of the Bureau of ...

Hassett Hammers Home White House Tariff Talking Points

Kevin Hassett, the director of the White House National Economic Council, was also out Sunday hammering home the message that ...

'The revisions are hard evidence': White House struggles to justify firing of BLS chief over weak jobs numbers

The firing drew backlash from economists and others fearing that such a move will undermine trust in the key economic data in the future.

U.S. allowed Nvidia chip shipments to China, White House adviser says

White House national economic adviser Kevin Hassett said the Trump administration allowed Nvidia’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) H20 AI chip ...