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muriel_volestrangler

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9. The New York Post stopped short of the insurrection
Wed Jun 29, 2022, 05:13 PM
Jun 2022

Dec 28, 2020:



The New York Post, which until a few months ago had supported Donald Trump, reversed its position on Sunday in a scathing editorial that called the outgoing US president “insane” and a “tragic King Lear figure” and implored him to end the “dark charade” of attacking a legitimate, democratic election.

The Trump-leaning, Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper asked Mr Trump to focus on the Georgia runoff elections on 5 January that will decide which of the two parties will control the senate, instead of destroying his own presidential legacy through his “obsession” with overturning the election result.

“We understand, Mr President, that you’re angry that you lost. But to continue down this road is ruinous. We offer this as a newspaper that endorsed you, that supported you,” the editorial said.

It slammed Mr Trump for obsessing over 6 January “when Congress will, in a pro forma action, certify the Electoral College vote” and said he has been “cheering for an undemocratic coup.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-new-york-post-editorial-georgia-b1779518.html

They know Trump was already held in low regard in New York City. They didn't want to tie themselves to an attempted coup. I give them some points for saying "coup" before it happened.
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