Stupid and Dishonest

[novanova]

Here is an extract from a current column. Hard evidence that Trump is stupid and dishonest. Like all autocrats, he is weak and cannot abide being told he is wrong. Like all autocrats, he wants to pretend the world is the way he says it is; no evaluation of the facts is ever required.

 

Friday, Donald Trump did what every good (bad?) dictator does: He shot the messenger. The monthly jobs report showed just 73,000 jobs in July, with big reductions to May's and June's numbers, so Trump fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, casting aspersions on her in a social media post, calling her a “Biden appointee” and claiming, falsely, that she played games with the numbers.

 

 

Donald Trump:
I was just informed that our Country's "Jobs Numbers" are being produced by a Biden Appointee, Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, who faked the Jobs Numbers before the Election to try and boost Kamala's chances of Victory. This is the same Bureau of Labor Statistics that overstated the Jobs Growth in March 2024 by approximately 818,000 and, then again, right before the 2024 Presidential Election, in August and September, by 112,000. These were Records - No one can be that wrong? We need accurate Jobs Numbers. I have directed my Team to fire this Biden Political Appointee, IMMEDIATELY. She will be replaced with someone much more competent and qualified. Important numbers like this must be fair and accurate, they can't be manipulated for political purposes. McEntarfer said there were only 73,000 Jobs added (a shock!) but, more importantly, that a major mistake was made by them, 258,000 Jobs downward, in the prior two months. Similar things happened in the first part of the year, always to the negative. The Economy is BOOMING under "TRUMP" despite a Fed that also plays games, this time with Interest Rates, where they lowered them twice, and substantially, just before the Presidential Election, I assume in the hopes of getting "Kamala" elected - How did that work out? Jerome "Too Late" Powell should also be put "out to pasture." Thank you for your attention to this matter!

 

 

The message to every single government employee is clear. If the numbers, the outcomes, or anything else look bad for Trump, fudge it or risk losing your job. It’s all about personal loyalty, which comes as no surprise to anyone who has been paying attention. Still, this is 1984-level stuff.

McEntarfer is an economist, a data person, with a Ph.D. The New York Times reported that she had broad bipartisan support when the Senate confirmed her to the position in 2024 in an 86-8 vote, which included yeas from then-Senators JD Vance and Marco Rubio. She had worked in the Census Bureau during both Republican and Democratic administrations for 20 years before going to Treasury. That’s not the resume of an ideologue. But Trump doesn’t care about people who’ve worked hard to build their careers as public servants. He just wants to look good, whether he’s doing good or not. So McEntarfer had to go.

[SunnyinBangrak]

2 minutes ago, novanova said:

calling her a “Biden appointee” and claiming, falsely, that she played games with the numbers.

 

Claiming falsely..

 

Fast forward a short period of time to when he is actually proven factually correct, as always, after the hivemind manufactured meltdown subsides. Then you try to get those that called him a liar to accept he was right to which they do the puppy dragged to its poop routine, or simply Oh we are so beyond talking about (insert debunked democrat narrative) or just boooooorrrrriiiinnnngggg

 

🤣🤣

[mogandave]

Well if the New York Times says it, it must be true.

 

Why was she appointed by Biden? 

 

Because Biden fired the Trump appointee. But the Times did not report on that. 

[StandardIssue]

4 minutes ago, SunnyinBangrak said:

Claiming falsely..

 

Fast forward a short period of time to when he is actually proven factually correct, as always, after the hivemind manufactured meltdown subsides. Then you try to get those that called him a liar to accept he was right to which they do the puppy dragged to its poop routine, or simply Oh we are so beyond talking about (insert debunked democrat narrative) or just boooooorrrrriiiinnnngggg

 

🤣🤣

 

Pretty sure you are the only one here understands or finds humor in what you've written. Word salad run on sentences. Great MAGA automaton you've made.

[Jingthing]

This is what autocrats do.

Investors, foreign and domestic, can no longer trust statistics from the U.S. government.

Yes another example of the maga fascist Trump regime making America into a backwards, unstable nation. 

From shining city on a hill to backwater dump.

Yes, he won. So what?

[KhaoHom]

Just taking out the (Biden) trash...

 

He is going to have problems if those numbers aren't quite a bit better in months ahead. Trump often cuts off his nose to spite his face. 

[KhaoHom]

5 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

maga fascist Trump regime

 

🙀

[Jingthing]

1 minute ago, KhaoHom said:

Just taking out the (Biden) trash...

 

He is going to have problems if those numbers aren't quite a bit better in months ahead. Trump often cuts off his nose to spite his face. 

You don't get it.

He won't presented real numbers from his lackeys if they are at all negative.

Do you actually NOT get that or are you so far down the maga cult rathole that you can't see clearly?

[KhaoHom]

5 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Yes, he won. So what?

 

So, they all go. This is the way DC works. You've never lived there so all you can do is complain from 10000 miles away 

[mogandave]

5 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

This is what autocrats do.

Investors, foreign and domestic, can no longer trust statistics from the U.S. government.

Yes another example of the maga fascist Trump regime making America into a backwards, unstable nation. 

From shining city on a hill to backwater dump.

Yes, he won. So what?

The louder you lefties howl, the better he’s doing.

 

Howl lefty, howl!!!!

[Jingthing]

1 minute ago, KhaoHom said:

 

So, they all go. This is the way DC works. You've never lived there so all you can do is complain from 10000 miles away 

You don't know where I've lived, dude.

[KhaoHom]

Just now, Jingthing said:

You don't get it.

He won't presented real numbers from his lackeys if they are at all negative.

Do you actually NOT get that or are you so far down the maga cult rathole that you can't see clearly?

 

You don't know what you're talking about. 

 

BLS OMB numbers... They're all fudged and almost entirely open to interpretation. 

 

Easiest one to understand is employment. Unemployment is not 3% it's like 5x that. 

 

Settle down, untwist your panties and take a breath. It's all a charade

[Jingthing]

1 minute ago, mogandave said:

The louder you lefties howl, the better he’s doing.

 

Howl lefty, howl!!!!

Meanwhile, the world is dropping connections to the USA as quickly as they can. 

[Jingthing]

Just now, KhaoHom said:

 

You don't know what you're talking about. 

 

BLS OMB numbers... They're all fudged and almost entirely open to interpretation. 

 

Easiest one to understand is employment. Unemployment is not 3% it's like 5x that. 

 

Settle down, untwist your panties and take a breath. It's all a charade

Like I thought. Rabbit hole case. 

[mogandave]

1 minute ago, Jingthing said:

You don't get it.

He won't presented real numbers from his lackeys if they are at all negative.

Do you actually NOT get that or are you so far down the maga cult rathole that you can't see clearly?

If only Kamala had won, the border would still be open, kids would still be getting their genitals mutilated, and Jews would still be being harassed at universities .

[KhaoHom]

2 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

You don't know where I've lived, dude.

 

I know you've never lived in Washington DC. Youve made your life fairly public on this forum for years. 

 

I lived there for 2 (+5) years I'd be happy to quiz you 🤣

[KhaoHom]

1 minute ago, Jingthing said:

Meanwhile, the world is dropping connections to the USA as quickly as they can. 

 

No they aren't and so what if they did? United States is a superpower and will remain so for that rest of your life. Relax.

[Fat is a type of crazy]

8 minutes ago, KhaoHom said:

Just taking out the (Biden) trash...

 

He is going to have problems if those numbers aren't quite a bit better in months ahead. Trump often cuts off his nose to spite his face. 

She was confirmed by the Senate 86 - 8. Bipartisan support. Do you reeeeally believe Trump has information to suggest she is doing something dodgy. I think not.  

[Jingthing]

5 minutes ago, KhaoHom said:

 

I know you've never lived in Washington DC. Youve made your life fairly public on this forum for years. 

 

I lived there for 5 years I'd be happy to quiz you 🤣

Again, you have no idea where I've lived or haven't lived. So shut your pie hole. 

 

[KhaoHom]

3 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Like I thought. Rabbit hole case. 

 

Fk yer thick

 

Officially afflicted 

 

The Syndrome ™

[KhaoHom]

1 minute ago, Fat is a type of crazy said:

She was confirmed by the Senate 86 - 8. Bipartisan support. Do you reeeeally believe Trump has information to suggest she is doing something dodgy. I think not.  

 

That's not bipartisan support. Certainly not 86/8 lol. Congressional confirmations are not evidence of support. 

[riclag]

16 minutes ago, mogandave said:

Well if the New York Times says it, it must be true.

 

Why was she appointed by Biden? 

 

Because Biden fired the Trump appointee. But the Times did not report on that. 

NYT is hard core leftist! Propaganda arm of the 6 ways to Sunday cabal & Jacobian Dems!

Its not the first time its activism has rotted the news. Its been their mission to delegitimize

anything & everything  Trump. Guess what they/them always fail.

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/30/trump-cbs-news-lawsuit-new-york-times-threat

 

[Schoggibueb]

 

Matches in this case though.

 

 

 

 

[bkk6060]

OP correct.  The lady was stupid and dishonest and deserved to be fired.

[spidermike007]

27 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

You don't get it.

He won't presented real numbers from his lackeys if they are at all negative.

Do you actually NOT get that or are you so far down the maga cult rathole that you can't see clearly?

I agree and he's doing the same thing with the inflation numbers, as inflation  continues raging out of control in the US, despite the fake numbers coming from the CPI index. 

 

I would agree with the topic to some extent, in that some autocrats are more tolerant of dissent than others. Trump is the absolute champion when it comes to complete and total intolerance of any level of disagreement or dissent, he's demonstrates on a daily basis what an incredibly tiny and petty man he is, and just how fragile his ego is, and how low his self esteem is, despite all the braggadacio. 

[candide]

Trump and MAGAs reactiond are so predictable!

 

When estimates were revised down under Biden, they claimed the Initial estimates were rigged in order to make Biden look good! And, of course, when numbers are revised down under Trump, it's because they rigged the new estimates! 🤣🤣🤣

[mogandave]

In any event, significant revisions multiple tomes smack of incompetence, at best.

[farang51]

9 minutes ago, mogandave said:

In any event, significant revisions multiple tomes smack of incompetence, at best.

When you say things like that, you clearly states that you do not know how the numbers are collected and why they are revised - up or down.

[Lacessit]

7 hours ago, KhaoHom said:

 

No they aren't and so what if they did? United States is a superpower and will remain so for that rest of your life. Relax.

Militarily true. Economically, it's a deadbeat debtor.

 

Indonesia is a nation of 280 million people. America has 330 million.

 

Indonesia has abundant resources. It is the world's leading nickel miner.

 

It's joining the BRICS. Another straw in the wind.

[Lacessit]

6 minutes ago, farang51 said:

When you say things like that, you clearly states that you do not know how the numbers are collected and why they are revised - up or down.

"When the facts change, I change my mind. And what do you do, sir?"

 

( John Maynard Keynes )