The Bismarck, Antoni told one follower in April 2024, is “hard not to love” — 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 in the Pacific theater during World War II but later participated in U.S. operations in the Lebanese Civil War.

President Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief earlier this month after a downbeat jobs report. The move has raised concerns about the credibility of economic data going forward.

Opposing his nomination to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics is the one thing the left and right can agree on.

"It’s a serious problem that needs to be fixed immediately," E.J. Antoni told Fox Business, adding that he may switch to a quarterly report.