Controversial Project 2025 architect E.J. Antoni will no longer be the new head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The White House filed paperwork to the Senate to withdraw the nomination, according to a CNN report on Tuesday.

Donald Trump announced in August that he had chosen the Heritage Foundation economist to replace former BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, after the president claimed the agency had “rigged” disappointing job report figures.

The shock withdrawal follows several scandals involving Antoni, including uncovered social media posts filled with extreme views and derogatory attacks on Kamala Harris.

After Harris dropped out of the running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, Antoni tweeted, “You can’t run a race on your knees,” according to a CNN report last

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