Welcome to the NewsHour. Major economic shakeups are underway. President Trump today fired

the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs report, accusing her without evidence

of manipulating the numbers that show weaker hiring than previously reported.

I believe the numbers were phony just like they were before the election, and there were other times.

So you know what I did? I fired her. And you know what? I did the right thing. I put somebody in who's going to be honest.

It comes a day after Mr. Trump announced sweeping new tariffs on more than 60 countries.

The tariffs, which range from 10 to 41 percent take effect next week.

An executive order he signed last night set high reciprocal rates for countries like Syria,

Switzerland, and South Africa. It also confirmed lower rates for those that have made deals

with the U.S., including South Korea, the EU, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

Separately, the president announced he was raising tariffs on Canada, effective today, to 35%. And earlier this week, he slapped Brazil, Latin America's biggest economy, with some of the

highest rates in the world, 50%.

Last night, we spoke about the tariffs with Jason Furman, the former head of the

Council of Economic Advisers under President Obama. Tonight, we get a different view from

Oren Cass. He's a founder and chief economist of American Compass and a former senior fellow

at the conservative think tank, the Manhattan Institute. Thanks for being with us.

No, thanks for having me.

I want to start with your reaction to President Trump,

moving to fire the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics,

after today's weak jobs report,

accusing her without evidence of manipulating the monthly jobs report

for political purposes.

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