President Donald Trump named EJ Antoni, chief economist of the conservative Heritage Foundation, to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics after firing the former head of the agency earlier this month.

P resident Donald Trump has nominated the Heritage Foundation’s chief economist, E. J. Antoni, as the new commissioner for the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

President Donald Trump has nominated E.J. Antoni to become the new commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), according to Trump's post to Truth Social on Monday night. Newsweek reached out to Antoni via online form for comment.