Without evidence, Trump called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the numbers "for political purposes."

President Donald Trump called for the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics to be dismissed, alleging there were political motivations behind the downward revisions included in the latest employment report.

Donald Trump has fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Erika McEntarfer, today, accusing her of distorting employment numbers in some plot to set him up. The accusation came just hours after a new jobs report revealed a steep drop in hiring over the past three months.