[Trump Announces Nomination of Brett Matsumoto as New Director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics] Odaily Planet Daily News – U.S. President Trump announced on social media that for years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has been under the management of 'weak and incompetent' individuals, and the 'highly inaccurate' data it has released has misled American businesses, policymakers, and families. As a result, he dismissed the former director. Trump stated, 'I am pleased to nominate the exceptionally talented Brett Matsumoto as the new director.' Matsumoto previously served as a senior research economist at the bureau and is currently a senior economist on Trump's Council of Economic Advisers. Trump expressed confidence that Matsumoto has the ability to 'quickly resolve' the long-standing issues at the Bureau of Labor Statistics on behalf of the American people, praising him as an 'outstanding, reliable, and trustworthy economist' who will undoubtedly 'restore the bureau to its former glory.' (Jin10)