Trump Taps BLS Skeptic To Replace Leader He Fired Over Grim Jobs Report
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E.J. Antoni, economist at the Heritage Foundation, has been critical of how the Bureau of Labor Statistics collects data.
President Donald Trump announced on social media Monday he’s nominating E.J. Antoni, a rightwing economist who criticized the Bureau of Labor Statistics data-collecting, to head that very department.
If confirmed by Congress, Antoni, the chief economist at the Heritage Foundation, will replace former BLS Commissioner Dr. Erika McEntarfer, who Trump fired earlier this month after she issued a damning report on poor job growth under his presidency.
“Our Economy is booming, and E.J. will ensure that the Numbers released are HONEST and ACCURATE,” said Trump.
When Trump fired McEntarfer, he claimed without any evidence that she had manipulated the jobs data to make him look bad. A HuffPost analysis of Labor Department data found that Trump delivered the worst three months of job growth since the pandemic.
Antoni has been critical of the BLS, posting on X days after McEntarfer’s ousting that the bureau should change how it collects jobs data.
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