“The numbers were ridiculous.” Naturally, she’s fired. Ending the war in Congo & Rwanda too.

“The numbers were ridiculous.” Naturally, she’s fired. Ending the war in Congo & Rwanda too.

Trump’s Sunday press hit was part press conference, part world tour of unfinished wars.He announced plans to replace a government statistician—because one of her numbers was “ridiculous.” The twist? He liked the rest of her data. Just not that one.
Also covered:– Submarines are “in the region,” wherever that is– Ukraine and Russia should “stop getting killed,” expert analysis pending– Claims of ending wars in Rwanda, Congo, Cambodia, and Serbia—retroactively– A side swipe at Biden’s “phenomenal numbers,” which he says were fake, then true, then fake again
It’s not spin. It’s statistical mood management.