President Donald Trump said Monday he plans to nominate a researcher at a conservative think tank as the next commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said he will tap E.J. Antoni, chief economist and a fellow at The Heritage Foundation, for the role.

The move comes 10 days after Trump fired the previous BLS commissioner, Erika McEntarfer, following the agency’s release of a report showing sluggish job growth over the last few months.

“Our Economy is booming, and E.J. will ensure that the Numbers released are HONEST and ACCURATE,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “I know E.J. Antoni will do an incredible job in this new role.”

Trump has asserted the jobs numbers were inaccurate and questioned McEntarfer’s competence. He claimed jobs

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