President Donald Trump removed the commissioner for the Bureau of Labor Statistics after disputing jobs data Brendan SMIALOWSKI

US President Donald Trump said Monday that he would pick an "exceptional replacement" for his labor statistics chief, days after ordering her dismissal after a report showed weakness in the jobs market.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump reiterated -- without providing evidence -- that Friday's employment report "was rigged."

He alleged that commissioner of labor statistics Erika McEntarfer had manipulated data to diminish his administration's accomplishments, drawing sharp criticism from economists and a professional association.

"We'll be announcing a new (labor) statistician some time over the next three-four days," Trump told reporters Sunday.

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