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With jobs report, Trump follows playbook of rejecting unfavorable data

With jobs report, Trump follows playbook of rejecting unfavorable data
nation8/5/2025

President Donald Trump has a pattern of dismissing or altering data that reflects poorly on him. During his first term, he suggested reducing COVID-19 testing to make the outbreak seem less severe.

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the coronavirus surged during President Donald Trump’s first term, he called for a simple fix: Limit the amount of testing so the deadly outbreak looked less severe. When he lost the 2020 election, he had a ready-made reason: T... [7252 chars]