Trump nominates Bureau of Labor Statistics critic to head agency
Cătălin Roșioru
Aug. 11 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Monday nominated economist E.J. Antoni as commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a non-partisan agency he has criticized. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, the chief economist with the conservative Heritage Foundation would replace Erika McEntarfer, who was fired by Trump on Aug. 1 , alleging that she had manipulated the jobs reports for three months. "I am pleased to announce that I am nominating Highly Respected Economist, Dr. E.J. Antoni, as
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