New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he was intending to nominate Brett Matsumoto as the next leader of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a post that has been left vacant since August last year.

In a Truth Social post, Trump said that the BLS is a troubled agency that had been led by "WEAK and STUPID people" for many years and has been "FAILING American Businesses, Policymakers, and Families by releasing VERY inaccurate numbers."

"That is why I FIRED the former Commissioner, and am pleased to nominate the very talented Brett Matsumoto as the next Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). I am confident that Brett has the expertise to QUICKLY fix the long history of issues at the BLS on behal...