Donald Trump is a unique threat to American democracy. He is unfit for the presidency

[FSogol]

and cannot be endorsed.

DONALD J. TRUMP, until now a Republican problem, this week became a challenge the nation must confront and overcome. The real estate tycoon is uniquely unqualified to serve as president, in experience and temperament. He is mounting a campaign of snarl and sneer, not substance. To the extent he has views, they are wrong in their diagnosis of America’s problems and dangerous in their proposed solutions. Mr. Trump’s politics of denigration and division could strain the bonds that have held a diverse nation together. His contempt for constitutional norms might reveal the nation’s two-century-old experiment in checks and balances to be more fragile than we knew.

Any one of these characteristics would be disqualifying; together, they make Mr. Trump a peril. We recognize that this is not the usual moment to make such a statement. In an ordinary election year, we would acknowledge the Republican nominee, move on to the Democratic convention and spend the following months, like other voters, evaluating the candidates’ performance in debates, on the stump and in position papers. This year we will follow the campaign as always, offering honest views on all the candidates. But we cannot salute the Republican nominee or pretend that we might endorse him this fall. A Trump presidency would be dangerous for the nation and the world.

Rest from the Washington Post Editorial Board at:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/donald-trump-is-a-unique-threat-to-american-democracy/2016/07/22/a6d823cc-4f4f-11e6-aa14-e0c1087f7583_story.html

[tonyt53]

1. Yep, nice summary.

[treestar]

2. We'd be in a war within days

He'd have to flog that macho bullshit about how tough we are.

[Cha]

6. But, not with Russia..

treestar~

[sarae]

7. lmao

Well, that's a relief. At least we'd have one nation that wouldn't be trying to destroy us.

[Cha]

8. No, trump would see to that..

sarae~

[treestar]

9. Indeed!

It would have to be China or Iran! Hi Cha!

[liberal N proud]

3. It would be the end of the United States as we know it

How many wars would he start in his first 100 days.

[Cha]

4. That's one way to put it.. and an excellent one..

"Donald Trump is a unique threat to American democracy. He is unfit for the presidency and cannot be endorsed."

Thank you, FSogol~

[Darb]

5. Tell that to the bernies.

They seem to be confused.

[AgadorSparticus]

10. WAPO nails it. This is about stopping trump. Plain and simple.