New York Times calls Trump victory a 'grave threat' to republic

The New York Times editorial committee was despondent implicit President-elect Donald Trump's decisive victory, declaring his instrumentality to powerfulness was a "grave threat" to the republic.

"American voters person made the prime to instrumentality Donald Trump to the White House, mounting the federation connected a precarious people that nary 1 tin afloat foresee," the committee wrote connected Wednesday, aboriginal adding, "Mr. Trump’s predetermination poses a sedate menace to [the] republic, but helium volition not find the semipermanent destiny of American democracy. That result remains successful the hands of the American people."

Trump capped a stunning governmental comeback from his decision successful 2020 and impeachment implicit the January 6 Capitol riot with an emphatic win implicit Vice President Kamala Harris. Winning backmost plaything states similar Pennsylvania, Georgia and Wisconsin, and making immense gains successful deep-blue states, Trump was declared the victor by media outlets aboriginal Wednesday greeting and pledged to usher successful a "golden era" for the United States.

The New York Times is not among those enthused astir Trump's win.

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The New York Times editorial committee fretted President-elect Donald Trump's triumph posed a "grave threat" to the country. (Bloomberg/Contributor)

"Over the adjacent 4 years, Americans indispensable beryllium cleareyed astir the menace to the federation and its laws that volition travel from its 47th president and beryllium prepared to workout their rights successful defence of the state and the people, laws, institutions and values that person kept it strong," the Times wrote.

It added each Americans should beryllium "wary" of the incoming medication and called him "transparently motivated lone by the pursuit of powerfulness and the preservation of the cult of property helium has built astir himself."

The Times went connected to explicit concerns astir his enactment successful overseas policy, vow to punish his enemies and surrounding himself with "enablers prepared to pledge loyalty to him." 

It did admonish Democrats to bash soul-searching astir wherefore they mislaid the predetermination and said they waited excessively agelong to recognize President Biden wasn't susceptible of seeking different term. The Times was among the media organizations that called for him to measurement aside aft his mediocre statement showing against Trump successful June; nether aggravated pressure, Biden dropped retired arsenic the Democratic nominee and endorsed Harris connected July 21, mounting disconnected a furious contention to the run finish.

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President-elect Donald Trump stands alongside aboriginal archetypal woman Melania Trump, right, and Lara Trump, left, astatine his predetermination nighttime enactment successful Florida connected Nov. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Unlike different bequest newspapers that skipped endorsements successful this cycle, similar the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times, the New York Times laid down its marker successful wide manner successful September. In backing Harris, it called her the lone patriotic prime and said Trump was manifestly unfit for office.

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It wasn't a shocker for the Times to backmost a Democratic campaigner though; it was the 17th consecutive statesmanlike predetermination it had done so.