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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 Friday.
'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 ...
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 ...
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." ...
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 ...
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.
Trump purges make him worse than Nixon, says Summers
Larry Summers thinks Donald Trump has sunk lower than one of the most ill-remembered presidents in U.S. history.
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” ...
Summers Says Bessent Right to Question Fed on ‘Overreach’
Lawrence Summers backed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s questioning of the Federal Reserve’s non-monetary policy ...