I can’t believe I’m writing this, but most of the rest of that interview was reasonable and BLS has a record that is difficult to defend
Yes- the humiliation is huge, but this is not a hill I would choose to die on
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Will be interested in seeing your take, but I'm not sure it matters how reasonable his criticisms of the BLS's analytical practices are when the president is out there insisting that the "Job’s Report was RIGGED." Hassett is doing his best to find neutral ground, but that's not where his boss is.
Absolutely
It’s all a disaster. But that interview wasn’t as bad as the clip, and the BLS has a lot of questions to answer so shouldn’t be seen as a paragon just because Trump is lying again and attacking it
