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Trump withdraws nomination for E.J. Antoni, economist who praised Nazi warship

JL;DR SUMMARY President Trump retracted the nomination of E.J. Antoni, a right-wing economist from the Heritage Foundation, for the Bureau of Labor Statistics position due to controversy over Antoni's admiration for the Nazi warship, Bismarck. 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 FoundationTrump AdministrationSenate ConfirmationJanuary 6 Capitol RiotsPoliticizationBureau Of Labor StatisticsE.J. AntoniNazi WarshipUs Labor StatisticsBismarck Warship

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United States
"Other economists had criticized the Heritage Foundation staffer for what was seen as a desire to politicize the monthly U.S. jobs report, which the nominated position would oversee."
United Kingdom
"The ship sank in 1941 after sustaining extensive damage from the British fleet."

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