In a scathing editorial published Sunday evening, The Wall Street Journal declared that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE’s “window for a turnaround is closing.”

The paper’s editorial board declared the GOP nominee “has alienated his party and he isn’t running a competent campaign.”

It points to Trump’s poor polling numbers in swing states, as well as his lack of organization and ground game.

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“Those who sold Mr. Trump to GOP voters as the man who could defeat Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE now face a moment of truth,” the editorial board wrote, name-checking top Trump allies Newt Gingrich, Chris Christie, Rudy Giuliani and campaign manager Paul Manafort.

“If they can’t get Mr. Trump to change his act by Labor Day, the GOP will have no choice but to write off the nominee as hopeless and focus on salvaging the Senate and House and other down-ballot races,” the editorial board continued.

“As for Mr. Trump, he needs to stop blaming everyone else and decide if he wants to behave like someone who wants to be President—or turn the nomination over to Mike Pence Michael (Mike) Richard PenceMcConnell locks down key GOP votes in Supreme Court fight Momentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Sunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election MORE.”

Earlier Sunday, Manafort pushed back on talk that the campaign is in a state of disarray after a week in which the billionaire called President Obama the founder of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and made what many took as a threat against Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

And despite a report that the Republican National Committee is considering cutting off support and funds to Trump to focus on congressional races, RNC strategist Sean Spicer told The Hill ”there are no discussions” in that vein.