Trump, Antoni and Bureau of Labor Statistics
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P resident Donald Trump nominated E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, as the next commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the president said in a social media post late Monday.
President Donald Trump nominated Heritage Foundation economist E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics. His nomination comes shortly after Trump fired former BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer,
Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner nominee E.J. Antoni has suggested suspending monthly jobs reports in favor of more accurate quarterly reports.
Steve Bannon, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump in his first term and an influential voice in conservative circles, is pushing for EJ Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Fact Check: Analyzing image claiming to show Nazi ship art in Trump BLS pick E.J. Antoni's office
The artwork depicting a German battleship called the Bismarck was visible in two interviews with Antoni in 2023 and 2024.
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The Nation on MSNThe Case Against E.J. Antoni
Opposing his nomination to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics is the one thing the left and right can agree on.
President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics has made a series of controversial assertions that critics say undermines his desire to have the agency better collect and process economic data.
Donald Trump’s new pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics once proudly showed off a painting of the German World War II battleship Bismarck “in all his glory” during a podcast. EJ Antoni, tapped to replace former BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer,