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2025-08-02 05:18:19
Vance and the Labor Department touted US jobs data, earning Trump's dislike. U.S. Vice President Cyril Vance and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer attempted to put a positive spin on weak jobs data. Vance retweeted a chart on Twitter showing an increase in the number of native-born workers and a decrease in the employment rate for foreign-born workers, claiming this was a result of the Trump administration's immigration policies. Chavez-DeRemer stated that while the data revisions were unexpected, job growth has remained positive since Trump returned to the White House, claiming that nearly 500,000 new jobs have been created since Trump took office, in sectors such as healthcare and construction. However, hours later, their boss, Trump, fired the person overseeing the data and claimed, without evidence, that the dismal report was politically motivated. (Refinitiv)
