Trump picks Brett Matsumoto as next Bureau of Labor Statistics chief

Trump picks Brett Matsumoto as next Bureau of Labor Statistics chief

U.S. President Donald Trump said ‌on Friday he was nominating Brett Matsumoto as ⁠the next commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In August, Trump ​fired then Commissioner Erika ‍McEntarfer, appointed by former President Joe Biden, on the heels of a market-shocking ⁠weak ‌scorecard ⁠of the U.S. job market, accusing her ‍without evidence of manipulating the ​figures.

"I am confident that Brett ⁠has the expertise to QUICKLY ⁠fix the long history of issues at the BLS on ⁠behalf of the American People," Trump ⁠wrote ‌on social media platform Truth Social.

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