Washington Week with The Atlantic

Trump fires the messenger after dismal jobs report

Season 2025 Episode 31 | 4m 56s

President Trump fired the director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after the release of a dismal jobs report. And U.S. nuclear submarines are redirected towards Russia after comments from the country's former president, Dmitry Medvedev.

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