President Donald Trump has nominated senior economist Brett Matsumoto from the White House Council of Economic Advisers to head the beleaguered Bureau of Labor Statistics after he fired the agency’s previous commissioner last year.
“For many years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, under WEAK and STUPID people, has been FAILING American Businesses, Policymakers, and Families by releasing VERY inaccurate numbers. That is why I FIRED the former Commissioner, and am pleased to nominate the very talented Brett Matsumoto as the next Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS),” he announced on Truth Social late Friday.
In emphasizing Matsumoto’s qualifications for the job, Trump noted that he once served as a supervisory research economist for the BLS.
“I am confident that Brett has the expertise to
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