📊Trump nominates Project 2025 architect E.J. Antoni to control all U.S. economic statistics
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Trump just nominated Heritage Foundation economist E.J. Antoni to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics—the agency that produces jobs numbers, inflation data, and unemployment stats that move global markets. Antoni co-wrote Project 2025 and went on Steve Bannon's podcast calling for the previous commissioner's firing after weak July jobs data. Now he'll control the economic numbers that determine Social Security payments, Federal Reserve decisions, and whether Wall Street believes America's economy is actually doing well.
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Why This Matters
📊 Project 2025 architect E.J. Antoni now controls Bureau of Labor Statistics and inflation calculations
Heritage Foundation economist who promoted Trump policies gets to grade his own economic results. Partisan statistics corrupt market confidence.
💹 International investors question U.S. data integrity when political operatives replace professional statisticians
Trillion-dollar investment decisions depend on accurate employment and inflation data. Compromised statistics trigger capital flight and economic instability.
👴 Social Security cost-of-living adjustments depend on inflation data controlled by Trump loyalists
67 million seniors rely on Consumer Price Index calculations for benefit increases. Political manipulation reduces purchasing power through hidden cuts.
📈 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED database) provides independent economic statistics
Cross-reference official data with private research firms. Financial decisions require trustworthy information beyond political control.
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Critics worry that Antoni's appointment breaks decades of _____ technocrats leading BLS in favor of an extreme _____ who lacks relevant experience.
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Who publicly advocated for Antoni's nomination on his podcast before Trump made the appointment?
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What did Antoni call the BLS's methodology change for the Consumer Price Index?
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Who was the previous BLS commissioner that Trump fired?
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Where did Antoni receive his Ph.D. in economics?
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Trump claimed the July jobs report was "rigged" to make him look bad, despite economists finding no evidence of manipulation.
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E.J. Antoni contributed to Project 2025, the conservative policy blueprint that Trump publicly distanced himself from during his campaign.
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Even some Trump supporters criticized the firing of the previous BLS commissioner.
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