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Peter Baker on Firing of Labor Statistics Chief: ‘The Message Is Clear,’ Don’t Produce Facts That Anger Trump or Risk Losing Your Job
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MSNBC / MS NOW
Name: MSNBC / MS NOW
URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/
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Deadline: White House
Name: Deadline: White House
URL: https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house
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Stephanie Ruhle
, Peter Baker
Name: Stephanie Ruhle
Employment: Bloomberg Television
Position: Host
Name: Peter Baker
Employment: The New York Times
Position: Reporter
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08/01/2025 05:44 pm
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RUHLE Peter what is ░░░░░░░░ White House saying about ░░░░░░░░ I know this morning ░░░░░░░░ had said that Scott ░░░░░░░░ was leaving for vacation ░░░░░░░░ I got a sinking ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ on back BAKER Well ░░░░░░░░ you re saying that ░░░░░░░░ are skewed numbers they ░░░░░░░░ following the president s ░░░░░░░░ here and that these ░░░░░░░░ can t be trusted ░░░░░░░░ s long criticized numbers ░░░░░░░░ didn t go the ░░░░░░░░ he thought they ought ░░░░░░░░ go and he s ░░░░░░░░ this in the past ░░░░░░░░ he seems to be ░░░░░░░░ it out The larger ░░░░░░░░ beyond the economic points ░░░░░░░░ we ve just been ░░░░░░░░ about is to the ░░░░░░░░ of truth and facts ░░░░░░░░ the government writ large ░░░░░░░░ If you re a ░░░░░░░░ official if you re ░░░░░░░░ career official you have ░░░░░░░░ watched what s happening ░░░░░░░░ And the message is ░░░░░░░░ Don t produce facts ░░░░░░░░ numbers that in any ░░░░░░░░ contradict or anger the ░░░░░░░░ Because if you do ░░░░░░░░ take a risk of ░░░░░░░░ your job And that ░░░░░░░░ beyond the Labor Department ░░░░░░░░ goes beyond the economic ░░░░░░░░ that goes across the ░░░░░░░░ Look at what just ░░░░░░░░ the other day at ░░░░░░░░ Smithsonian Museum of History ░░░░░░░░ took Donald Trump out ░░░░░░░░ the exhibit on impeachments ░░░░░░░░ they obviously knew that ░░░░░░░░ t something he wanted ░░░░░░░░ have highlighted in an ░░░░░░░░ museum And instead the ░░░░░░░░ now says there are ░░░░░░░░ three presidents who were ░░░░░░░░ threatened with removal through ░░░░░░░░ Andrew Johnson Richard Nixon ░░░░░░░░ Bill Clinton Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ name not there erased ░░░░░░░░ the history of that ░░░░░░░░ Did Donald Trump order ░░░░░░░░ We don t know ░░░░░░░░ But if you re ░░░░░░░░ person working for the ░░░░░░░░ government it might be ░░░░░░░░ your interest you think ░░░░░░░░ scrub history that way ░░░░░░░░ scrub the facts on ░░░░░░░░ statistics to scrub facts ░░░░░░░░ climate or name any ░░░░░░░░ area and it causes ░░░░░░░░ ripple effect throughout government ░░░░░░░░ it does cause a ░░░░░░░░ of questions about the ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ now from the public ░░░░░░░░ RUHLE Dan that begs ░░░░░░░░ question when are we ░░░░░░░░ to hear from the ░░░░░░░░ community?”
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