Close Advertising Fact checking Trump’s claims on the jobs report Like About Share0 views0% 0 0CNN’s Matt Egan explains how President Trump’s unprecedented decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics is a “shoot-the-messenger” approach that will cause doubts about future economic numbers. Date: August 5, 2025CNN CNN's Egan Matt Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share on Odnoklassniki Share on VK Share by emailRelated videos 9K 94% Hear newly unearthed audio of Vance discussing 2020 election results 4K 66% Europe puts forward counter-proposal to Trump’s Ukraine plan 6K 97% Trump ‘can’t imagine’ Iran peace plan ‘would be acceptable’ 4K 94% Why There’s More Hope for Alzheimer’s 9K 84% Suspected Canada school shooter identified 9K 98% Mexican president: ‘No risk’ to visitors attending the World Cup 5K 82% Deadly drone attack by Hezbollah exposes Israel’s weaknesses 8K 90% ‘Historic hell’: Iran’s propaganda warning to US military Show more related videos