Donald Trumps re-election campaign poses the greatest threat to American democracy since World War II.

Mr. Trumps ruinous tenure already has gravely damaged the United States at home and around the world. He has abused the power of his office and denied the legitimacy of his political opponents, shattering the norms that have bound the nation together for generations. He has subsumed the public interest to the profitability of his business and political interests. He has shown a breathtaking disregard for the lives and liberties of Americans. He is a man unworthy of the office he holds.

The editorial board does not lightly indict a duly elected president. During Mr. Trumps term, we have called outhis racismandhis xenophobia. We havecritiqued his vandalismof thepostwar consensus, a system of alliances and relationships around the globe that cost a great many lives to establish and maintain. We have, again and again, deplored his divisive rhetoric and his malicious attacks on fellow Americans. Yet when the Senaterefused to convict the presidentforobvious abuses of power and obstruction, we counseled his political opponents to focus their outrage ondefeating him at the ballot box.

Nov. 3 can be a turning point. This is an election about the countrys future, and what path its citizens wish to choose.

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