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https://www.ms.now/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/1755010580874_n_cabrera_romans_alcindor_bernstein_trump_nominee_bls_critic_to_replace_fired_head_250812_1920x1080-emh5su-1.jpg19201080President Trump announced he plans to nominate E.J. Antoni, the chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, as the new commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. NBC News Correspondents Christine Romans and Yamiche Alcindor report more details. Former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers Jared Bernstein joins Ana Cabrera to share his reaction.