Occupy Democrats (very biased) posted [bolding mine]:
Trump hand-picked E.J. Antoni last month after FIRING Erika McEntarfer simply because she dared release accurate economic data that didn’t fit his propaganda. That’s right — he tried to replace a respected professional with a MAGA loyalist who has ZERO qualifications for the job.
Almost immediately, Antoni’s nomination was hit with a firestorm of backlash over his lack of experience and blatant partisanship. Even more galling was the fact that much of the criticism was coming from prominent right-wing economists.
Kyle Pomerleau, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, said of Antoni: “He has either shown a complete misunderstanding of economic data and principles, or he’s showing a willingness to treat his audience with contempt and mislead them.”
In a post on X, Dave Hebert, senior research fellow for the American Institute for Economic Research, said: “I’ve been on several programs with (Antoni) at this point and have been impressed by two things: his inability to understand basic economics and the speed with which he’s gone MAGA. I can only hope the Senate blocks this.”
The Nation’s Chris Lehmann had even worse to say about Antoni: “central casting appears to have unearthed Antoni, who is basically the economics version of Chris Rufo – a mendacious talking head who will do virtually anything to distort the basic terms of inquiry in order to arrive at an ideologically predetermined outcome.”
And then it got even worse: KFILE uncovered vile, disgusting tweets tied to Antoni’s account — including sexually degrading attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris, homophobic slurs, unhinged conspiracy theories, and crude insults aimed at anyone who dared criticize Trump.
Now, CNN reports that the White House has quietly sent paperwork to the Senate to WITHDRAW his nomination altogether. In other words: Antoni is DONE.
Trump’s attempt to corrupt yet another federal agency and replace facts with MAGA lies is collapsing in real time.
This is what accountability looks like.