President Donald Trump said Monday that he has nominated E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation ...

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

Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics is ready and willing to help him rig economic data.

E.J. Antoni's comments followed President Trump's firing of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after the agency reported only 73,000 jobs added in July.

Trump also accused McEntarfer of “rigging” jobs data to make him look “bad” after July’s numbers came in soft and fired her shortly after Bannon and Antoni’s conversation.