National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's sudden decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner , without citing specific evidence.

Hassett repeatedly pointed to the revisions in Friday's employment data to justify Trump's firing of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, but did not provide data showing the latest jobs report was "rigged," as Trump claimed.

"I mean, the revisions are hard evidence," he said on NBC News , adding that there "have been a bunch of patterns that could make people wonder."

Revisions are common in jobs report data, as the initial estimate often becomes more precise as additional payroll data becomes available in subsequent months. The data is dependent on surveys of employers, and some bus

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