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Beau of The Fifth Column

Let's talk about Trump’s BLS pick and trusting numbers....

Beau of The Fifth Column

Beau of The Fifth Column

Society & Culture

4.8965 Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Let's talk about Trump’s BLS pick and trusting numbers....

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0:00.0

Well, howdy there, internet people, it's bell again. So today, we're going to talk about

0:08.1

Trump's BLS pick and trusting numbers. So Trump has chosen the person he would like to be the new

0:15.2

commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. He took to social media to make the announcement. Quote, I am pleased

0:23.6

to announce that I am nominating highly respected economist Dr. E.J. Antony as the next commissioner

0:30.6

of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Our economy is booming and E.J. will ensure that the numbers released are honest and accurate.

0:41.0

I know E.J. Antony will do an incredible job in this new role. Congratulations, E.J.

0:48.6

So who is Antony? A Heritage Foundation economist who helped write the Project 2025 document.

0:55.0

You know, the document Trump said he didn't know about when he was campaigning,

1:01.0

and then immediately started implementing when he got into office.

1:05.0

Right now, most of you are thinking, great, now we'll have fake numbers. And some of you, those responsible for

1:14.1

most of my hate mail, are saying, great, Trump gets to pick his guy. And as soon as you acknowledge

1:21.1

that there are two sides and that debate exists over whether or not the numbers published

1:26.5

will be real, You realize that it

1:29.2

doesn't matter if they are or if they aren't. The only way back from the massive error he made

1:36.2

when he fired the BLS Commissioner was to pick a boring nonpartisan economist or manager. He didn't.

1:47.4

It's over. There will be doubt over the numbers. And because of that doubt, people will have less faith in the data, which means people will

1:53.9

be running off emotion instead of data when it comes to big financial decisions. Every single

2:00.6

number the new commissioner puts out could be 100% accurate.

2:05.9

Every number could be accurate from the first print without the revisions.

2:10.9

Again, the revisions are normal.

2:13.6

So if you're down in the comments feverishly typing a lengthy explanation saying that the previous

2:19.4

numbers weren't accurate, just type, I don't understand BLS statistics and save us all the

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