{"id":170665,"date":"2025-08-22T21:16:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T21:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=170665"},"modified":"2025-08-22T21:16:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T21:16:20","slug":"trump-defends-firing-labor-statistics-chief-by-lying-about-her-role-in-2024-campaign-as-it-happened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=170665","title":{"rendered":"Trump defends firing labor statistics chief by lying about her role in 2024 campaign \u2013 as it happened"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This liveblog is now closed.Trump orders firing of labor statistics chief hours after data showed jobs growth slowedThe main US stock indices have fallen sharply at the start of trading, as investors react to the flurry of tariffs announced last night and today\u2019s weak US jobs report.The Dow Jones industrial average (which contains 30 large US companies) has fallen by 1.1% at the start of trading&#8230;<br \/><a 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