Trump Picks Conservative Economist for Jobs Data Agency

Monday, August 11, 2025

US President Donald Trump has picked a conservative think tank economist to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), after firing its previous head following weaker-than-expected jobs data.

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Antoni has served as the Chief Economist for the Heritage Foundation.[image or embed]
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This is a surprizing move.

#1 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-08-11 10:03 PM | Reply

Bets that suddenly, after decades of failure, trickle down economics will work!

And the stats will be measured differently and MAGA morons will still chirp "everything is fine!" despite years of railing against supposedly bad, "fake" numbers.

#2 | Posted by jpw at 2025-08-11 11:07 PM | Reply

The Heritage foundation has done more damage to America than fox news.

#3 | Posted by Alexandrite at 2025-08-12 12:14 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

trickle down economics will work!

Whatever happened to ScottS, anyway?

#4 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-08-12 12:40 AM | Reply

Better to shutter the agency,all credibility lost.

#5 | Posted by fresno500 at 2025-08-12 03:37 AM | Reply

JV had better get ready to provide a tie-breaking vote after the new clown is selected for the Trump Circus by the US Senate...

#6 | Posted by catdog at 2025-08-12 12:26 PM | Reply

re: #3 Alexandrite

For a while, Fox News was winning that race. No longer

#7 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-08-12 05:58 PM | Reply