Economists on the left and right criticized E.J. Antoni for misunderstanding the data he would now oversee.

The president said that EJ Antoni would ensure the jobs numbers were "HONEST and ACCURATE".

President Trump, who claimed former BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of manipulating jobs data, said Antoni would release "honest and accurate" numbers.

The president fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief after a downbeat jobs report. The move has jeopardized the credibility of economic data.

President Donald Trump on Monday nominated economist E.J. Antoni as commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, an agency he has criticized.

E.J. Antoni, economist at the Heritage Foundation, has been critical of how the Bureau of Labor Statistics collects data.

Economists on the left and right criticized E.J. Antoni for misunderstanding the data he would now oversee.

E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, could change the currently dry-as-dust way that the agency presents America's jobs and inflation data.

Economists worry that EJ Antoni’s nomination is largely political in nature for a historically non-partisan role.