Conservatives join backlash over Trump pick for head of labor statistics: ‘Not a credible source of information’

Conservatives join backlash over Trump pick for head of labor statistics: ‘Not a credible source of information’ - short news


Even Republican economists have criticized president’s pick of EJ Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Donald Trump fired Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner Erika McEntarfer, a veteran economist with decades of experience inside the federal government, after claiming without evidence that official jobs data had been “rigged” against him.

In her place, the US president has lined up an ardent supporter of his agenda accused of regularly misrepresenting..


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source: The Guardian - 14.08.2025

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