Political analysts and observers warned on Monday that President Donald Trump's latest move shows that "something is very wrong" with his economy, despite his claims that he has resurrected America's "Golden Age."
The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on Monday that it was going to roll October's employment data into the November release that is scheduled to be published in January. Trump has worked to revamp the BLS during his second administration, going so far as to fire the agency's top statistician, Erika McEntarfer, in August after the BLS released a jobs report that contradicted Trump's messaging about the economy.
The news sparked backlash from analysts and observers on social media.
"If the jobs report or the GDP report or the inflation report were good, the Trump Administration would have released them," Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) posted on X.
"Tough to make biz decisions without all the data," economist B. Dan Berger posted on X. "So much for economic transparency."
"Trump's 'golden era' economy," Mitch Landreau, co-chair of American Bridge, posted on X.
"The economy is in such a terrible shape — no GDP report, no jobs report, and now no inflation report," entrepreneur Ivano Panetti posted on X.
"Economy so bad, no GDP report, no jobs report, and now no inflation report," Andrew Lokenauth, an investing writer, posted on X.