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Trump's Labor Statistics pick has painting of Nazi battleship behind his desk

Rob Beschizza
Aug 13, 2025
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After a weak jobs report suggested a slowing economy, President Trump fired the messenger and chose E.J. Antoni to run the numbers instead at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Antoni is chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation and, it was soon observed, has a painting of a big Nazi battleship on the wall behind his desk. Try sinking this Bi…

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