A White House official has told the BBC that the president plans to announce a new nominee soon.

The president nominated rightwing economist E.J. Antoni after ousting the previous commissioner, whom he baselessly accused of manipulating jobs numbers.

A White House official has told the BBC that the president plans to announce a new nominee soon.

The White House said Trump will announce a new pick \

E.J. Antoni, a conservative economist, had faced bipartisan criticism as President Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

EJ Antoni had been nominated after the president fired the former commissioner he accused of manipulating jobs data to make him look bad

President Donald Trump withdrew the nomination of E.J. Antoni as the administrator of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Tuesday. He didn't give a reason.