OPINION

Let’s be real. Numbers don’t lie—unless someone in Washington is manipulating them. That’s exactly what just happened with the Biden administration’s so-called “strong economy.” For months, they bragged about booming job growth. They paraded around charts, headlines, and talking points about how many millions of jobs were being created. And now? Almost a million of those jobs never existed.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) finally admitted it: from April 2024 to March 2025, the U.S. actually added 911,000 fewer jobs than we were told. That’s the biggest downward revision in history. Nearly a million jobs vanished with the stroke of a pen.

Preliminary benchmark revision for March payroll employment is -911,000 (-0.6%) https://t.co/cooAntOaz6 #BLSdata

— BLS-Labor Statistics (@BLS_gov) September 9, 2025

Spin First, Honesty Later

Here’s the playbook. Announce good numbers early. Use them to score political points. Let the media pump out glowing headlines. Then, months later, when nobody’s paying attention, quietly slip out a revision that tells the truth. It’s dishonest, and it’s intentional. (MORE NEWS: LAPD Officers Pulled from Duties to Guard Kamala Harris)

Jerome Powell at the Fed and Jared Bernstein at the White House used those inflated numbers to paint a rosy picture of Biden’s economy. They pointed to job growth as proof that things were humming along. Except it wasn’t real. It was smoke and mirrors.

This wasn’t just a math error. It was a strategy: sell the sizzle now, hope nobody notices when they are heavily revised.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Kirsten Welker last week on Meet the Press and she pushed back:

.@kwelkernbc pushed back last week when I warned that the BLS jobs data would show a massive downward revision.

Now it’s official: 2024 job gains were exaggerated by nearly 1M workers, and this is on top of an already reported 577K in downward revisions. This brings the Biden… pic.twitter.com/Aaz0LirOxg

— Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) September 9, 2025

Families Were Misled

Think about what that means for everyday Americans. People decide whether to change jobs, buy a house, or start a business based on the state of the economy. Businesses plan hiring and investments based on job numbers. When Washington feeds them fake optimism, it’s not harmless—it leads people into bad decisions.

The Biden administration didn’t level with the public. They wanted good headlines, so they chose spin over honesty.

McEntarfer Shown the Door

There’s a reason Erika McEntarfer, the BLS official is no longer on the job. Trump replaced her with economist E.J. Antoni, a guy who’s not afraid to call things like they are. Antoni has built his career on digging into numbers and telling the truth, even when it’s uncomfortable. That’s exactly the kind of leadership BLS needs.

McEntarfer presided over years of inflated estimates followed by embarrassing revisions. At some point, it stops looking like bad luck and starts looking like a pattern. And a pattern like that demands accountability. (MORE NEWS: Insurance Drones: Hidden Home Inspections Spark Backlash)

Honesty Should Trump Spin

This is the heart of it: honesty should always trump the urge to cover up failings. If the jobs numbers are soft, say they’re soft. If early estimates are shaky, admit they’re shaky. Don’t pump sunshine into the headlines and then backpedal months later when the spotlight has moved on.

America needs leaders who will tell the truth, even when the truth isn’t flattering. That’s how you build trust. That’s how you lead.

A Pattern of Fake Wins

And let’s not pretend this was a one-time slip. Last year, the numbers were quietly revised down by 818,000. Each time, Biden’s team bragged about how great things were going, only to have the rug pulled out later. It’s a pattern of fake wins followed by quiet corrections.

When you add it all up, the Biden administration wasn’t just wrong—they were selling a story they knew wouldn’t hold up.

.@PressSec: “This was one of the biggest revisions, in absolute terms, in decades… the job growth was VASTLY weaker during the Biden administration than ever previously reported.” pic.twitter.com/Qqehuo6bqs

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 9, 2025

Trump’s Course Correction

Trump didn’t just point out the problem; he acted on it. He brought in Antoni to restore credibility. The message is simple: the American people deserve real numbers, not fairy tales. If the job market is struggling, say it’s struggling. If revisions are coming, say revisions are coming.

Antoni has already signaled that he’s going to stop the cycle of inflated estimates and shady revisions. That’s a good start. Transparency has to be the standard.

The Bottom Line

The Biden team used phony numbers to push a feel-good story. Powell and Bernstein played along. McEntarfer ran cover for a process that misled the country. And when the truth came out, it wasn’t shouted—it was whispered.

Trump put a stop to it. He fired the official responsible and put in someone committed to honesty. That’s what accountability looks like.

The lesson is simple: spin fades, but the truth always surfaces. Americans don’t need politicians telling them fairy tales about the economy. They need straight talk, real numbers, and leaders who won’t hide the ball.

That’s how you rebuild trust and move forward.

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