The New York Times editorial board on Tuesday night announced its endorsement of former vice president Joe Biden over native New Yorker Donald Trump in an editorial titled "Elect Joe Biden, America."
The Times is the first major New York City newspaper to offer its presidential endorsement.
The newspaper's editorial board wrote, "in the midst of unrelenting chaos, Mr. Biden is offering an anxious, exhausted nation something beyond policy or ideology. His campaign is rooted in steadiness, experience, compassion and decency."
The board continued, "Mr. Biden has…vowed to ‘restore the soul of America.’ It is a painful reminder that the country is weaker, angrier, less hopeful and more divided than it was four years ago. With this promise, Mr. Biden is assuring the public that he recognizes the magnitude of what the next president is being called upon to do."