Trump appoints one of his fervent supporters at the head of employment statistics

“I am happy to announce that I appoint the very famous economist. Consequently, EJ Antoni, as a commissioner of the Employment Statistics Office,” said Donald Trump on his Truth Social network. Therefore,

Donald Trump appointed EJ Antoni on Monday. However, an economist of a very conservative reflection center, head of the main agency of economic statistics in the United States, almost two weeks after having dismissed his ex-chef who published bad employment figures.

On August 1. the American president had accused Erika Mcentarfer without evidence of having manipulated the figures in order to tarnish the image of the Trump administration, demanding his “immediate” dismissal, an announcement which had amazed certain economists and scandalized the opponents.

“I am happy to announce that I appoint the very famous economist. EJ Antoni, as a commissioner of the Employment Statistics Office,” said Donald Trump on trump appoints one his fervent his Truth Social network.

“Our economy is flourishing. EJ will ensure that the published figures are honest and fair,” he added, using words while capital letters as usual.

Responsible for economic issues at the Heritage Foundation. known for its very conservative positions, EJ Antoni published on the site of this reflection center several articles favorable to the policy of the Republican President.

BLS regularly revises, up or down, employment data after initial publication, sometimes significantly.

The last importance of importance in early August revised down 258,000 jobs over the last two months.

This rectification provoked the fury of Donald Trump who decided in the process of dismissing Erika Mcentarfer. also accused, there too without evidence, of having “faked” the employment figures to “increase the chances of victory” from the Democratic camp to the last presidential election.