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Trump fired a commissioner over bad jobs numbers. Nixon targeted a ‘Jewish cabal’ at the same agency

JL;DR SUMMARY The article draws a parallel between Donald Trump's recent firing of Erika McEntarfer, the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief, and Richard Nixon's antisemitic actions targeting Jews at the same agency. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Donald TrumpRichard NixonAbe FoxmanBureau Of Labor StatisticsFred MalekErika McentarferJewish CabalWilhelm BeachEconomic Data

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Washington, Washington DC, United States
"McEntarfers removal shocked Washington and made headlines about yet another instance of Trump co-opting what once was an independent agency to his agenda, fact-based or not."

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