The Wall Street Journal on Monday published an editorial effectively accusing President Trump of sabotaging Republicans’ chances of winning Georgia’s Senate qualifiers with his push for $ 2,000 stimulus checks, calling it a “contribution to species to minority leader Chuck Schumer and Joe Biden “.
Why it’s important: It’s another strong criticism of a newspaper owned by Rupert Murdoch – co-chair of Fox Corp. and executive chairman of News Corp- who arrives a day after the New York Post said Trump is “encouraging an anti-democratic coup” with his efforts to overthrow the election he lost.
What they say: “Senate Republicans oppose the $ 2,000 for these solid reasons, but Mr. Trump has put them in a political position. Democrats immediately joined Trump’s call to get the $ 2,000 and spent the amount on Monday. largest by the House, 275-134, “wrote the WSJ editorial board.
- “This leaves Mr McConnell with a tough call to ban the vote as Democrats bounce TV commercials in Georgia against Republican Party incumbents David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler. to fiscally conservative voters. “
- “By all accounts, Mr. Trump is angry about his election defeat and is attacking anyone who doesn’t allow his desperate campaign to overthrow him … Mr. Trump’s narcissism is not news. But if Republicans lose two seats in Georgia and most of them, Republicans across the country should know how to thank Mr. Trump for the 2021 tax increase. “
The big picture: The newspaper has not approved a presidential candidate since 1928, but the newspaper’s editorial board, along with other Murdoch-owned media outlets, such as Fox News and the New York Post, has traditionally been pro-Trump.
In depth: The Senate tide is starting to change as Trump continues to push for $ 2,000 checks