Trump, Antoni and US labor
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The Forward on MSNE.J. Antoni, Trump’s new favorite economist, thinks a Nazi warship is ‘hard not to love’
Following an appearance on the right-wing network Newsmax in 2023, economist E.J. Antoni revealed the identity of the warship he frequently uses as his background art for TV interviews. “Bismarck,” Antoni replied on X — referring to the massive Nazi battleship whose launch was attended and celebrated by Adolf Hitler.
The artwork depicting a German battleship called the Bismarck was visible in two interviews with Antoni in 2023 and 2024.
E.J. Antoni lacks the research record of previous commissioners of the Bureau of Labor Statistics but has a solid record of backing Trump’s narrative of the economy.
E.J. Antoni, an economist nominated by President Trump to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, said the jobs report is flawed.
President Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief earlier this month after a downbeat jobs report. The move has raised concerns about the credibility of economic data going forward.
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Queerty on MSNAntoni Porowski & his fitness trainer pal’s vacation photos have everyone thinking the same thing
Antoni Porowski’s Hot Boy Summer just got a lot more interesting. Fresh off wrapping production on the final season of Queer Eye last week, the 41-year-old food expert celebrated by ditching his cast mates and jetting off to the beaches of Ibiza and Formentera on Spain’s Balearic Islands.
President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee the Bureau of Labor Statistics was hanging around the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, footage shows, prompting a panicked scramble from the White House to paint him as a mere bystander.
Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, E.J. Antoni, has suggested pausing the monthly jobs report, raising fears he could alter inflation data that's used to set cost-of-living adjustments for seniors.