Trump says he's nominating E.J. Antoni as Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner [View all]

Source: CNBC

Trump says he's nominating E.J. Antoni as Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner

PUBLISHED MON, AUG 11 2025 6:48 PM EDT
UPDATED MOMENTS AGO
Dan Mangan
@_DANMANGAN

KEY POINTS
* President Donald Trump said he will nominate the economist E. J. Antoni as commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
* Antoni would replace Erika McEntarfer, who Trump fired as BLS commissioner on Aug. 1 after accusing her of manipulating jobs report data.
* Antoni is the chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation.



Dr. E.J. Antoni, nominee for the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics stands next to Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
Courtesy: Donald J. Trump via Truth Social

President Donald Trump said Monday that he will nominate the economist E. J. Antoni as commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Antoni would replace Erika McEntarfer, who Trump fired as BLS commissioner on Aug. 1, after accusing her of manipulating jobs report data.

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