Donald Trump's ideas, the editorial board wrote, "are so far from Republicanism that they have spawned a new description: Trumpism." | Getty Dallas Morning News won't endorse Trump for president

Breaking with decades of historical precedent, the editorial board of The Dallas Morning News on Tuesday declined to endorse the presidential nominee of the Republican Party, declared Donald Trump unfit for office and undeserving of the GOP brand.

The board, which endorsed Ohio Gov. John Kasich in the Republican primary, ripped into Trump for his “admiration” of Russian President Vladimir Putin and disavowal of trade deals like the Trans-Pacific Partnership, as well as national security ideas that it says “put sound bites over sound policy.”


Trump’s ideas, the board wrote, “are so far from Republicanism that they have spawned a new description: Trumpism.”

“We have no interest in a Republican nominee for whom all principles are negotiable, nor in a Republican Party that is willing to trade away principle for pursuit of electoral victory,” the editorial concluded. “Trump doesn’t reflect Republican ideals of the past; we are certain he shouldn’t reflect the GOP of the future. Donald Trump is not qualified to serve as president and does not deserve your vote.”

The Morning News had previously endorsed every GOP nominee dating back to 1968. In 1964, it was neutral between Texan and incumbent Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson and Republican Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater.

On Tuesday, the paper did not endorse any candidate.