New York Post editorial board throws cold water on a 2024 Trump campaign, calling him 'unworthy' to serve in the White House for another term

The New York Post's editorial board said on Friday that Donald Trump has shown himself to be unworthy to another term in the Oval Office, as speculation mounts that the ex-commander-in-chief will launch a 2024 presidential campaign.

Trump was endorsed by the tabloid newspaper's editorial board over Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. The paper endorsed Trump in the New York GOP presidential primary.

The Post criticized the politician who they felt would steer the country into a better direction on the economy in an editorial on Friday.

There has been a lot of debate about whether Trump's speech constituted 'incitement'. That looks like a red herring. The board wrote that what matters more is that Trump didn't stop the violence.

They said that he was the only one who could stop it. The crowd was listening to him. Silence was used to inciting it.

After thousands of people gathered at the Ellipse in Washington, DC, to protest the electoral certification of now- President Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election, a riot occurred at the Capitol.

The board wrote that he thought the violence of his loyal followers would make him crack.

"To his eternal shame, as appalled aides implored him to publicly call on his followers to go home, he instead further fanned the flames bytweeting: 'Mike Pence didn't have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our country and our Constitution.' He only wanted to find a way to stop the peaceful transfer of power.

The House impeached Trump for inciting insurrection on the day of the riot, but he was acquitted by the Senate as they did not have a two-thirds majority.

The publication's board decried Trump's temperament, but the Post reminded readers that it was up to the Department of Justice to decide if he would commit a crime.

"As a matter of principle, as a matter of character, Trump has proven himself worthy to be the next president of the United States," the board stated.

Trump has teased a presidential run since he left the White House, but he will likely face a slate of GOP candidates who want to offer a fresh vision for the party.