President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the massive revisions to the latest jobs report constituted a “scam.” Yet revisions by the BLS were neither historic nor evidence of corruption.

To hear President Donald Trump and his allies tell it, the ex-chief of the government agency that produces the critical U.S. employment report deserved to be fired due to political bias. Former leaders of the Bureau of Labor Statistics — the agency in the middle of a political firestorm — scoff at the idea.

President Donald Trump has summoned reporters to the Oval Office to present charts that he says shows the economy is solid.