Stop whining or drop out: WSJ to Donald Trump

WASHINGTON: The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board has a message for Donald Trump: Stop whining or drop out.

In an editorial published on Sunday, the right-leaning editorial board questioned the Republican nominee’s temperament, accusing him of lacking interest in acquiring in-depth policy knowledge and scolding him for his frequent outbursts against the news media.

“If they can’t get Mr. Trump to change his act by Labour 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 wrote.

“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.”

The board wrote that it “should be obvious” to Trump that the campaign is dysfunctional.

Trump has been unable to make inroads in key battleground states despite Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s unpopularity, sluggish economic growth, and a restless electorate tired of eight years of Democratic control of the White House.