( NewsNation) — President Donald Trump has chosen E.J. Antoni to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a longtime critic of the agency who has already hinted at fundamental changes that could come to the monthly job reports. Trump announced his new choice with high expectations on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump nominated Heritage Foundation economist E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics. His nomination comes shortly after Trump fired former BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer,

But like so much in President Donald Trump's second administration, this time is different. Trump has selected E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, to be the next commissioner at the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics.