A scathing editorial in the New York Post on Saturday rebuked former President Donald Trump for being “obsessed” with the 2020 presidential election, urging Republicans to abandon the past and move on.
“Trump has become a prisoner of his own ego,” smirked the conservative newspaper controlled by longtime Trump supporter Rupert Murdoch. “He can’t admit that his tweeting and narcissism have knocked out millions. He will not stop insisting that 2020 has been ‘stolen’ even though he has offered no proof that it is true.”
Respected officials such as former Attorney General Bill Barr call his rantings “nonsense,” the editorial added. “This isn’t just about Liz Cheney. Mitch McConnell, Betsy DeVos, Mark Meadows – they all knew Trump was delusional. His own daughter and son-in-law testified that it was bull.”
Trump’s response? He insults Barr and dismisses Ivanka as ‘checked out’. He clings to more fantastic theories,” the newspaper lamented.
The former president could have remained silent after Thursday’s bomb hearing by the House select committee of January 6 investigating the insurgency.
Instead, the editors noted: “Donald Trump, the King Lear of Mar-a-Lago, decided to tweet — er, Truth — yet another statement confirming that he refuses to accept reality. “January 6 was not just a protest,” he wrote, “it represented the greatest movement in our country’s history to make America great again.”
Of course it wasn’t. It was a national disgrace — one that neither Democrats nor Trump can stop obsessing over. It’s time for Republicans to move on,” the Post snapped back.
“Meanwhile, reports that Trump was… delighted that the Jan. 6 crowd shouted that Vice President Mike Pence would be hanged — a truly reprehensible sentiment — makes him unworthy of office. Trump can’t see beyond 2020. Let him stay there,” the editorial concluded.
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This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.
