Donald Trump Is Unfit for a Second Term. He failed the tests of leadership and betrayed America. Voters must stand up to him in November.

The New York Times ^ | Jul 11, 2024 02:11 PM | The Editorial Board

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Next week, for the third time in eight years, Donald Trump will be nominated as the Republican Party’s candidate for president of the United States. A once great political party now serves the interests of one man, a man as demonstrably unsuited for the office of president as any to run in the long history of the Republic, a man whose values, temperament, ideas and language are directly opposed to so much of what has made this country great.

It is a chilling choice against this national moment. For more than two decades, large majorities of Americans have said they are dissatisfied with the direction of the country, and the post-Covid era of stubborn inflation, high interest rates, social division and political stagnation has left many voters even more frustrated and despondent.

The Republican Party once pursued electoral power in service to solutions for such problems, to building “the shining city on a hill,” as Ronald Reagan liked to say. Its vision of the United States — embodied in principled public servants like George H.W. Bush, John McCain and Mitt Romney — was rooted in the values of freedom, sacrifice, individual responsibility and the common good. The party’s conception of those values was reflected in its longstanding conservative policy agenda, and today many Republicans set aside their concerns about Mr. Trump because of his positions on immigration, trade and taxes. But the stakes of this election are not fundamentally about policy disagreements. The stakes are more foundational: what qualities matter most in America’s president and commander in chief.

Mr. Trump has shown a character unworthy of the responsibilities of the presidency. He has demonstrated an utter lack of respect for the Constitution, the rule of law and the American people...

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Thank you NYT but most of us didn’t need another reason to vote for President Trump.

[SMARTY]

At his physiological ‘best’ he was unfit

[equaviator]

NYT- Suitable for use as packing material for moving democrats out of the White House.

[Gaffer]

NYT spent over 4-12 years lying about Biden. Why are we supposed to believe their warnings about President Trump now?

[Elsie]

Mr. Trump has shown a character unworthy of the responsibilities of the presidency. He has demonstrated an utter lack of respect for the Constitution, the rule of law and the American people...

No, chatGPT, it is the NYP editorial board that this statement was to be directed, you silly computer!

[cymbeline]

“Mr. Trump has shown a character unworthy of the responsibilities of the presidency.’

I couldn’t read the editorial because of the paywall. Do they have criticisms other than his “unworthy character”?

I’m an issues guy and disagree with their judgment of Trump’s character.

[jmcenanly]

The NYT is The Babylon Bee written by people with absolutely no sense of humor

[Rdct29]

They want to know what qualities we want in a president. I don’t want a child molester who forced his teenage daughter to shower with him. I also don’t want a corrupt money laundering dementia patient. Joe Biden is a scumbag. Donald Trump is a Saint compared to Biden or any other democrat.

[Albion Wilde]

But the stakes of this election are not fundamentally about policy disagreements. The stakes are more foundational: what qualities matter most in America’s president and commander in chief.

Oh, barf!

[sergeantdave]

The NYT misses the golden era of Uncle Joe and Mad Mao murdering millions. Goosestep along, commie pigs, and find a hole to hide in before Nuremberg 2.0 comes for you.

[xzins]

What happened to barf alerts? Are they still legal?