President Donald Trump said that he would fill two key leadership positions with significant oversight of the US economy as soon as this week.

The appointments are critical: The Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner will be responsible for delivering reliable economic data to the thousands of businesses, employers and government agencies that rely on the statistics to make key investment and hiring decisions. And the member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors will serve as a crucial vote in setting the central bank’s interest rates and possibly as a shadow Fed chair waiting in the wings to take the top job in May.

But Trump’s recent actions and statements about both positions may have already harmed the credibility of either hire. That risks damaging confidence in the US econ

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