The New York Post, a conservative tabloid from Donald Trump’s home state, has endorsed the former president in the 2024 election.
Friday’s front page bore the headline “Back to the Future” with a photo of Trump.
In an accompanying editorial, the Post’s editorial board described Trump as the “clear choice for a better future.”
While Trump has previously called the Post his “favorite” newspaper, the Rupert Murdoch-owned publication has had a mixed stance on him in recent years.
In December 2020, the Post urged Trump to “stop the insanity” and acknowledge his loss to Joe Biden in the election.
The paper also attributed the GOP’s disappointing 2022 midterm results to Trump, blaming the performance on his MAGA-aligned and election-denying candidates who lost key races nationwide.
Now, the Post’s editorial board is supporting Trump over Democratic nominee Kamala Harris for 2024, highlighting his first-term successes in areas like the economy and immigration as a potential roadmap for his return. Newsweek has reached out to representatives for both Trump and Harris for comment.
“To borrow from Ronald Reagan’s famous ‘Are you better off now than you were four years ago?’: Voters should ask themselves if they were better off under Trump or Joe Biden and Kamala Harris,” the editorial board wrote.
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“His opponents focus on how Trump’s administration was marked by a relentless soap opera of high drama and chaos—much of which they fueled.
“And yes, many find him offensive—and we say fair enough: He can be ridiculously hyperbolic.
“But before COVID wreaked havoc across the globe, Trump’s first-term results were paychecks that grew markedly faster than inflation, the lowest unemployment in 50 years, a secure border and peace overseas.”
The board also dismissed concerns about Trump’s age or cognitive abilities affecting his ability to serve a second term, stating that the former president “displays the same strength and vigor he showed in 2016, despite facing an unprecedented and disgraceful weaponization of the justice system against him, two assassination attempts, and the relentless barrage of hysterical media attacks.”
At 78, Trump is the oldest presidential nominee in U.S. history. If he wins the upcoming election, he would surpass Biden as the oldest sitting president during his second term.
“The burden is heavy on our shoulders this November,” The Post‘s editorial board added. “But Trump and Harris want to take us down very different roads—making the choice stark and simple, but vital. Donald Trump is the right choice.”
The New York Post had initially shown more favor toward Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who competed against former President Trump in the 2024 GOP primary.
The day after the 2022 midterm elections, The Post spotlighted DeSantis on its front page with the headline “DeFUTURE” following his decisive reelection win.
The following day, the front page took aim at Trump, portraying him as Humpty Dumpty on a wall under the headline “Trumpty Dumpty.”
An editorial also condemned the influence of “Toxic Trump,” calling him “the most profound vote-repellent in modern American history.”
Vice President Harris is expected to secure New York in November, a Democratic stronghold that hasn’t supported a Republican presidential candidate since 1984.
According to polling aggregator FiveThirtyEight, Harris holds an average lead of nearly 15 points over Trump in New York. Additionally, a forecast from Decision Desk HQ/The Hill gives Harris a 99 percent probability of winning New York on November 5.
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