Trump just fired an administrator for the government Bureau of Labor Statistics for publishing numbers that he didn't like. Offering no evidence for his rejection of the numbers, he did the usual Trump thing with information that he doesn't like: He said the reports from that dept are "rigged" by democrats. "We are doing great!"
It's troubling for sensible citizens to watch Republican representatives in Congress stand by or even applaud such blatant abuse of presidential power. Like the courtiers in the folktale "The Emperor's New Clothes," they seem to be afraid to speak out. Soon, no one will tell this president the truth, fearing his wrath and his utter disdain for facts.
When truth becomes subordinate to loyalty, and administrators are punished for reporting "inconvenient" facts, the consequences for America will be profound.
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