Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo, one of President Donald Trump’s biggest media allies, pushed back when the administration’s upbeat jobs talk clashed with months of slowing data.

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer appeared on Mornings With Maria on Friday to defend the administration as the government shutdown prevented the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from releasing its September jobs report.

Now in its third day, the government shutdown shows no signs of ending, with both Democrats and Republicans refusing to budge. The impasse has further strained the BLS which was shaken after Trump fired its commissioner in August over what he denounced as “rigged” data.

“We’ve been on a momentum of job gains… to only see it come to a screeching halt,” Chavez-DeRemer said, blaming Democra

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