{"id":3749,"date":"2025-08-12T12:53:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T17:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/12\/trump-taps-economist-from-far-right-foundation-to-head-agency-that-tracks-jobs-numbers-2\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T12:53:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T17:53:48","slug":"trump-taps-economist-from-far-right-foundation-to-head-agency-that-tracks-jobs-numbers-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/12\/trump-taps-economist-from-far-right-foundation-to-head-agency-that-tracks-jobs-numbers-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump taps economist from far-right foundation to head agency that tracks jobs numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-8-12-25-at-11.32-am_1-1024x682.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"E.J. Antoni of the Heritage Foundation testifies before a U.S. Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Oct. 24, 2023. (Screenshot from C-SPAN)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p>E.J. Antoni of the Heritage Foundation testifies before a U.S. Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Oct. 24, 2023 (Screenshot from C-SPAN).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">WASHINGTON \u2014 President Donald Trump nominated conservative economist E.J. Antoni to fill the top spot at the Bureau of Labor Statistics after abruptly firing the previous statistician following a disappointing jobs report earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump announced the nominee late Monday on his Truth Social platform, stating that \u201cOur Economy is booming, and E.J. will ensure that the Numbers released are HONEST and ACCURATE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Antoni, an economist at the far-right Heritage Foundation, has harshly criticized the previous BLS commissioner, Erika McEntarfer, who was nominated by former President Joe Biden in 2023 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/legislative\/LIS\/roll_call_votes\/vote1182\/vote_118_2_00007.htm\" target=\"_blank\">86-6<\/a> in January 2024. The bureau tracks national economic data, including employment figures.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Without providing evidence, Trump slammed the latest jobs report, released Aug. 1, as \u201cRIGGED\u201d and fired McEntarfer hours later.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The economy gained just 73,000 jobs in July, according to the monthly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/pdf\/empsit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">report<\/a>. BLS also significantly adjusted May and June figures, to 33,000 for both months, down from the previously reported 291,000. Revisions to past reports often happen after the bureau receives updated data from businesses and federal agencies.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">U.S. economic data collection is often referred to as the \u201cgold standard,\u201d as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a Trump appointee,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ONeEUuU8e4Y\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trump faced backlash for firing McEntarfer, including from his own former BLS commissioner.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">William Beach, whom Trump tapped in 2017 to lead BLS, told CNN McEntarfer\u2019s firing was \u201cgroundless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">BLS data is \u201cmore accurate now than they were 30 years ago,\u201d Beach said during the Aug. 3\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/08\/03\/politics\/video\/former-bureau-of-labor-statistics-commissioner-william-beach-slams-trump-on-firing-his-successor-no-grounds\" target=\"_blank\">interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In an Aug. 4 appearance on Steve Bannon\u2019s WarRoom podcast, Antoni said BLS data collection is \u201coutdated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cYou need somebody who is willing to overhaul the entire thing,\u201d he told Bannon.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Shortly after Trump\u2019s November win, Antoni posted on X that \u201cDOGE needs to take a chainsaw to BLS.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kevin Roberts, Heritage Foundation\u2019s president, said Tuesday that Trump made a \u201cstellar choice\u201d in nominating Antoni.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cEJ Antoni is one of the sharpest economic minds in the nation\u2014a fearless truth-teller who grasps that sound economics must serve the interests of American families, not globalist elites,\u201d Roberts said in a statement. \u201cHis leadership as chief economist at The Heritage Foundation has been instrumental in advancing our mission to protect American families and rebuild a resilient economy rooted in free enterprise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Antoni contributed to the Heritage Foundation\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/static.heritage.org\/project2025\/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Project 2025<\/a>, a roughly 900-page far-right blueprint to overhaul government institutions published ahead of Trump\u2019s election win.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Antoni will need approval from the Senate, which currently has a 53-47 Republican majority.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Sen. Patty Murray, a senior member and former chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, slammed Antoni as an \u201cunqualified right-wing extremist who won\u2019t think twice about manipulating BLS data and degrading the credibility of the agency to make Trump happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAny Senator who votes to confirm this partisan hack is voting to shred the integrity of our nation\u2019s best economic and jobs data, which underpin our entire economy. If E.J. Antoni gets confirmed, I hope Republicans like playing make-believe, because that\u2019s all BLS data will become,\u201d the Washington state Democrat said in a statement Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Sen. Bill Cassidy chairs the committee, which will be tasked with advancing Antoni\u2019s nomination to the full Senate. Cassidy, of Louisiana, did not have a statement on Antoni posted on his website or X feed as of Tuesday at 3 p.m. Eastern.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>E.J. Antoni of the Heritage Foundation testifies before a U.S. Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Oct. 24, 2023 (Screenshot from C-SPAN). WASHINGTON \u2014 President Donald Trump nominated conservative economist E.J. 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