U.S. President Donald Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of faking employment data to all-time highs before the U.S. presidential election.

President Trump’s economic team is now trying to defend his sudden decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and they’re doing it without a clear case or solid numbers. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett was all over TV today trying to explain the firing,

Bill Beach said the president's suggestions that the jobs report was rigged betrayed a misunderstanding in how those numbers are assembled.