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Obama Treasury Sec Eviscerates Trump for Firing Numbers Chief: ‘Really Scary Stuff’
The president fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday after the agency published a negative jobs report.
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers doesn’t hold back on Trump: “This is way beyond anything Richard Nixon ever did”
Speaking to ABC News, the former former Treasury Secretary told broadcasters that “This is way beyond anything Richard Nixon ...
'This Week' Transcript 8-3-25: Larry Summers, Eric Holder & Avril Benoît
A rush transcript of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" airing on Sunday, August 3, 2025 on ABC News is below. This copy ...
Summers on BLS commissioner firing: ‘Way beyond anything that Richard Nixon ever did’
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers on Sunday said President Trump’s decision to fire the commissioner of the Bureau ...
Ex-Treasury Secretary Calls Trump Worse Than Nixon After Jobs Report Tantrum
The president unceremoniously sacked the Bureau of Labor Statistics' top boss after weak employment numbers were released ...
1-on-1 with Larry Summers
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Economists blast Trump decision to fire BLS chief
Economists across the political spectrum are sounding the alarm over President Trump’s decision to fire the Labor Department’s top statistician in response to a stalled-out July jobs report that ...
Summers Backs Powell’s Silence on Staying On at Fed Past May
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers backed Jerome Powell’s silence on whether he will step down from the Federal ...
Larry Summers, Eric Holder, and Avril Benoît, Sunday on "This Week"
LARRY SUMMERS, ERIC HOLDER, AND DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS CEO AVRIL BENOÎT, SUNDAY ON “THIS WEEK WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS” ...
Summers Says Fed Cut May Be 'Playing With Fire'
Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers talks to "Wall Street Week" host David Westin about the dissents in the Federal ...
Summers Says Bessent Right to Question Fed on ‘Overreach’
Lawrence Summers backed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s questioning of the Federal Reserve’s non-monetary policy ...