Source: Axios
“President Trump on Monday said he will nominate Heritage Foundation economist E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Economists worry that Trump aims to [alter the elements of politicization in] the agency, which publishes [the regime’s preferred conclusions about] crucial, market-moving data on employment and inflation. Expect Antoni to face huge questions about how he will handle economic data that displeases Trump — a situation that caused the president to fire former BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer in early August.” (08/11/25)