Trump’s Nominee to Oversee Jobs, Inflation Data Faces Shower of Criticism
Brian Albrecht, ICLE Chief Economist, was recently mentioned in Associated Press article discussing concerns over President Trump’s nomination of E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The paper talks about skepticism about Antoni’s qualifications and his history of partisan interpretations of economic data. Read the full article here.
“There’s just nothing in his writing or his resume to suggest that he’s qualified for the position, besides that he is always manipulating the data to favor Trump in some way,” said Brian Albrecht, chief economist at the International Center for Law and Economics.
“The stock market moves clearly based on these job numbers, and so people with skin in the game think it’s telling them something about the future of their investments,” Albrecht said. “Could it be improved? Absolutely.”