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Donald Trump, presenting a graphic during a White House speaking on the American economy on August 7, 2025.
United States – A president in his own truth. Donald Trump presented alternative economic statistics on Thursday August 7 at the White House, according to him that official figures have been distorted “Voluntarily”. A presentation which comes shortly after the dismissal of the owner of the main public employment statistics agency.
In front of journalists, summoned in any way in the oval office for a qualified announcement of « majeure » By a senior official, the republican president exhibited several graphs with Stephen Moore.
This economist working with the very conservative Center for Reflection Heritage Foundation said that “During the last two years of the government of Joe Biden, the Employment Statistics Office (BLS) had overestimated employment creations of 1.5 million units.” Faced with this “Gigantic error”the republican president “Was right to ask to appoint a new manager” From this federal agency, assured this expert, longtime advisor to Donald Trump.
“I don’t think it was a mistake. I think it was done voluntarily ”commented the American president. “These are incredible data. We are doing very well ”he congratulated himself.
A rectification that made Donald Trump’s fury
According to the calculations by Stephen Moore, “During the first five months of Donald Trump’s mandate, the average household income, adjusted from inflation, increased by $ 1,174”.
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Donald Trump, presenting an economic graph to the White House on August 7, 2025.
BLS regularly revises, up or down, employment data after initial publication, sometimes significantly. The last importance of importance in early August, revised down 258,000 jobs over the last two months.
This rectification provoked the fury of Donald Trump who decided in the process of dismissing the manager of the office, accused of having “Take employment figures before the election to increase the chances of Kamala victories” Harris, his democratic opponent in the last presidential election.
Donald Trump wanted during his first mandate to appoint Stephen Moore to the Fed, the powerful American central bank. He had given up against criticism of the economist’s qualifications as well as on sexist comments issued by the latter.