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E.J. Antoni, Trump’s new favorite economist, thinks a Nazi warship is ‘hard not to love’

JL;DR SUMMARY E.J. Antoni, an economist nominated by former President Trump to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is raising eyebrows due to his affinity for Nazi history and controversial associations. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Heritage FoundationWorld War IiDonald TrumpEconomicsCandace OwensNazi HistoryBureau Of Labor StatisticsE.J. AntoniBismarck

Places mentioned

Washington, Washington DC, United States
"...the U.S. Capitol. Antoni’s social media also suggests he is a war history buff with a peculiar set of fascinations."
New Jersey, United States
"...the New Jersey, which was stationed in the Pacific theater during World War II but later participated in U.S. operations in the Lebanese Civil War."
Texas, United States
"...adding he feels the same way about two American ships: the U.S.S. Texas, which fought the Nazis, and the New Jersey, which was stationed..."

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