President Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics in early August after weaker-than-expected job numbers, as well as revisions to past data.

Without evidence, the president alleged BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer was producing inaccurate numbers for political purposes .

Experts say manipulating labor statistics can be difficult and McEntarfer's temporary replacement, Bill Wiatrowski, has been described as a "BLS lifer." A lot of financial experts have said it is unlikely Trump will be able to manipulate data in the short term.

Still, some warnings from financial writers have been ominous: Thomas Friedman of The New York Times, said the firing was "the most dangerous" thing the president had done and that it is unlikely we can now trust BLS data.

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