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Who is EJ Antoni, Trump's pick to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics?

EJ Antoni is the chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation and has a history of criticizing the BLS.
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E.J. Antoni, Trump’s new favorite economist, thinks a Nazi warship is ‘hard not to love’

The Bismarck, Antoni told one follower in April 2024, is “hard not to love” — adding he feels the same way about two American ...

Who is EJ Antoni? Trump names Conservative economist to head Bureau of Labor Statistics

Donald Trump named EJ Antoni, chief economist of the conservative Heritage Foundation, to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics ...

E.J. Antoni appointment by Trump sparks alarm among economists

Former BLS Commissioner Erica Groshen told Newsweek she is "trying to avoid rushing to judgment" on the new pick.

Trump picks Heritage economist Antoni to lead US labor statistics agency

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he was nominating economist E.J. Antoni as the new Bureau of Labor Statistics ...

Trump taps conservative economist EJ Antoni to serve as next labor statistics chief

White House Says Trump Tariffs Are Good For Business President Trump on Monday announced he would nominate E.J. Antoni, a top ...

Unearthed images show E.J. Antoni among the crowds of the president’s supporters.

President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee the Bureau of Labor Statistics was hanging around the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, ...

Fact Check: Analyzing image claiming to show Nazi ship art in Trump BLS pick E.J. Antoni's office

The artwork depicting a German battleship called the Bismarck was visible in two interviews with Antoni in 2023 and 2024.