Can Trump sack his way to better jobs data?

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Donald Trump didn’t like the numbers, so he sacked the messenger. So, what are the implications of the US President’s decision to get rid of the nation’s chief statistician, who dared to release revised jobs figures? Today, Tom Nichols, staff writer at The Atlantic on the jackhammer Trump is taking to democracy. Featured: Tom Nichols, staff writer at The Atlantic

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