Though Trump rejects the results of the report, Friday's jobs figures could raise the chances that the Fed cuts rates next month.

President Donald Trump has a pattern of dismissing or altering data that reflects poorly on him. During his first term, the Republican president suggested reducing COVID-19 testing to make the outbreak seem less severe.

President Donald Trump directed his Administration on Friday to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after the agency released a report that showed that the U.S. added fewer jobs in July than many economists had expected,