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BumRushDaShow

(157,537 posts)
Sun Aug 3, 2025, 02:51 PM 19 hrs ago

ABC: Trump White House refused to provide guest to talk about poor jobs report

Source: Raw Story

August 3, 2025 9:38AM ET


The Trump administration declined to provide a guest to ABC News after the leader of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) was fired over a poor jobs report.

On Sunday, This Week host George Stephanopoulos revealed that ABC had contacted the White House after President Donald Trump fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer.

"After the president fired the head of the BLS on Friday, we invited the White House to provide a guest to respond," the host explained. "They declined."

Instead, Stephanopoulos spoke to former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers about the BLS shakeup.


Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/abc-trump-jobs-report/

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ABC: Trump White House refused to provide guest to talk about poor jobs report (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago OP
CENSORSHIP IS HERE vapor2 19 hrs ago #1
If you want to work in this administration, you must be willing to lie. C Moon 19 hrs ago #2
Denial, delusion, fantasy, invincibility. "Let them eat cake" soon. bucolic_frolic 19 hrs ago #3
I'm surprised Mz Pip 19 hrs ago #4
That's because hildegaard28 19 hrs ago #5
ABC Should invite the fired commissioner Captain Zero 19 hrs ago #6
I am hoping she has some good lawyers working on her case. riversedge 12 hrs ago #12
But Hackett, I mean Hassett, was willing to go on MTP senseandsensibility 19 hrs ago #7
THEY. ONLY. LIE. ANYWAY! BaronChocula 19 hrs ago #8
Let's cut to the chase. It was a shitty jobs report. Call it that. twodogsbarking 18 hrs ago #9
So what, it's all going to be B.S. anyway. Buddyzbuddy 17 hrs ago #10
We will all certainly know better...... Escape 13 hrs ago #11
False economic projections lead to bad decisions at all levels and you end up with a Soviet-style liar's economy... pecosbob 2 hrs ago #13

Captain Zero

(8,199 posts)
6. ABC Should invite the fired commissioner
Sun Aug 3, 2025, 03:16 PM
19 hrs ago

Next week.

If Mickey Mouse still has any balls left.

senseandsensibility

(23,089 posts)
7. But Hackett, I mean Hassett, was willing to go on MTP
Sun Aug 3, 2025, 03:17 PM
19 hrs ago

and do his "we're just into transparency" schtick because he knew he wouldn't have his feet held to the fire.

BaronChocula

(3,052 posts)
8. THEY. ONLY. LIE. ANYWAY!
Sun Aug 3, 2025, 03:20 PM
19 hrs ago

When news programs have on republicans all they get is foxnews propaganda. Always. Unceasingly.

There should be a moment taken after each segment with a republican spox to debunk their BS. Otherwise no service is being provided.

Buddyzbuddy

(1,252 posts)
10. So what, it's all going to be B.S. anyway.
Sun Aug 3, 2025, 05:11 PM
17 hrs ago

There is no defense, only lies and misdirection. I've said it before and I'll say it again, stop giving them a platform.

Print or report news and information from other sources or not at all. If anything, let them respond directly and the minute they begin to lie, cut them off and tell the audience they are lying. Not misspoke not exaggerating but outright lying. Then point out to them, the guest and audience, that's what Faux news and niche max are for.
Enough of this crap, take back the control and re institute entegrity and real news. Not talking heads with "drama at 11" or "breaking news" every 5 minutes.

Escape

(256 posts)
11. We will all certainly know better......
Sun Aug 3, 2025, 09:00 PM
13 hrs ago

than to believe any "jobs report" from here on out.

Hopefully, no media will report whatever silliness the faux officials give them.

pecosbob

(8,046 posts)
13. False economic projections lead to bad decisions at all levels and you end up with a Soviet-style liar's economy...
Mon Aug 4, 2025, 07:36 AM
2 hrs ago

where no one can depend on any of the numbers, no one knows how many units can be made, how much they will cost to produce, or even whether consumers want to buy them or can afford them.

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