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'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 ...
Trump Fires Head of Bureau of Labor Statistics Over Weaker-Than-Expected Jobs Report
President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday, hours after the agency released a weaker-than-expected jobs report. Trump wrote on social media that the numbers were ...
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 ...
1-on-1 with Larry Summers
Jamie Lee Curtis calls out Stephen Colbert for being 'in love with' her husband Christopher Guest: 'I'm fine with it' More ...
Ex-Obama adviser says Trump ‘way beyond’ Nixon after firing BLS commissioner
"This is the stuff of democracies giving way to authoritarianism," Larry Summers said. "This is really scary stuff." ...
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 ...
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” ...
Former Treasury Secretary Says Trump Is Trying to 'Scapegoat' Jerome Powell
President Donald Trump has for months tried to pressure Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell to resign from his post if he doesn't cut interest rates.
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 ...
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 ...