The president said he was nominating EJ Antoni, a federal budget analyst at the Heritage Foundation, to be commissioner of the key economic institution.
“Our Economy is booming, and E.J. will ensure that the Numbers released are HONEST and ACCURATE,” he posted on Truth Social.
Earlier in August Trump fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, claiming she had “rigged” jobs figures to make him look bad, an accusation that drew sharp criticism from economists across the political spectrum.
The US Senate, which is controlled by Trump’s fellow Republicans, needs to confirm the appointment.
Antoni, who has a PhD in economics, has previously criticised the BLS, questioning its methodology and calling its statistics “phoney baloney”.
Lmao. Chump gonna be claiming he created 5 million jobs next month.
Could be technically correct. Of course, they’re all sub-minimum wage jobs picking crops and in sweatshops, and none of those jobs will be filled, but the jobs were “created”.
Yeah my guy we aren’t gonna be counting slavery.
Why not? It’s not like the US ever fully banned it, and it’s not like the shadier of the farmers were paying hired illegal immigrants full wage. It fits Trump’s MO to a tee. He already had a reputation for not paying his contractors before he ever entered politics.
Fair enough. And yeah. The bastard would.