The White House said Trump will announce a new pick "very soon" to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics after withdrawing E.J. Antoni's nomination. Read more
Usa Today - Oct 01
Trump pulls Bureau of Labor Statistics nominee E.J. Antoni, who had criticized the agency's jobs data methodology as fundamentally flawed. Read more
Fox Business - Oct 01
A White House official said the administration looked forward to nominating a new candidate soon. Read more
The Washington Post - Oct 01
When President Donald Trump announced his nomination of E.J. Antoni to replace Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer, economists on the Left and Right criticized the pick. Reasons for opprobrium over the choice, which was announced on Aug. 10,... Read more
Gazette - Aug 15
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday defended Donald Trump’s decision to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, claiming the president “wants his own people there.” Read more
Cnn - Aug 03
