The Washington Post reports that E. J. Antoni of the Heritage Foundation, Trump’s nominee to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics, told interns “that women’s IQs generally clustered around average scores, while men’s IQs varied more between ‘geniuses’ and low-intelligence individuals.” The story then says, “Shortly afterward, Roger Severino, Heritage’s vice president of domestic policy, spoke with the interns and said Antoni should not have shared that viewpoint.” Later, it reveals that there is research that confirms what Antoni said to be true, though it is still considered controversial among researchers.

The story may be interesting as a bit of D.C. gossip. But senators who will be asked to confirm Antoni should focus on what matters: Antoni has been nominated to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics and does not understand how to read, let alone produce, labor statistics.