Showing posts with label Bureau of Labor Statistics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bureau of Labor Statistics. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Saturday, September 13, 2025
The best people
So, a perfect fit for the rest of Trump's administration.President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics [E.J. Antoni, a 37-year-old economist for the conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation] operated a since-deleted Twitter account that featured sexually degrading attacks on Kamala Harris, derogatory remarks about gay people, conspiracy theories, and crude insults aimed at critics of President Donald Trump.
CNN
His appointment comes after Trump fired the Biden-appointed BLS commissioner and accused the agency without evidence of corruption after a report showed job growth in May and June was weaker than previously estimated.
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An outspoken critic of the nonpartisan BLS, which calculates US job growth and unemployment figures, Antoni is a stout Trump loyalist. NBC News reported and CNN confirmed that he was a “bystander” at the US Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.
UPDATE 10/01/2025:
I expect you can find all those things in Trump's social media, too.
Friday, September 5, 2025
Sunday, August 17, 2025
Sunday, August 3, 2025
Kill the messenger
Don't tell the truth in Trumpworld. You'll be investigated, deported, jailed, or fired.
One way or another, you'll be purged.
"That woman."
The next commissioner will know to fudge the numbers upward. It's not Putin Trump wants to pattern himself after. It's Stalin."I have directed my Team to fire this Biden Political Appointee, IMMEDIATELY," Trump said, after baselessly accusing McEntarfer of having "faked" statistics.
McEntarfer has served in the federal government for 20 years, including positions at the U.S. Census Bureau, the Executive Office of the President, and the Department of Treasury.
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Trump claimed the latest jobs report was "RIGGED in order to make the Republicans, and ME, look bad."
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"So you know what I did? I fired her. And you know what? I did the right thing."
ABC
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