08/04/25 Shoot the Messenger: Trump Fires Labor Statistics Commissioner Over Bad Jobs Report

After a devastating July jobs report and brutal downward revisions for May and June, Trump found his scapegoat—firing Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer. From stunned silence on Fox to full-blown denial on Newsmax, even Trump's echo chamber couldn't spin the numbers. Now, he's calling job reports a “scam” and replacing truth with propaganda. Meanwhile, in Texas, Democrats flee to block a Trump-driven redistricting power grab. We break it all down—lies, firings, and the march toward authoritarianism.