Murdoch paper 'desperately' gropes for a Trump replacement after DeSantis face-plants: report

With the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal already loudly and repeatedly claiming Donald Trump can't win again in 2024, the Rupert Murdoch-owned paper is "desperately" searching for a Republican candidate it can get behind as the election -- and crucial GOP primaries -- fast approach.

According to the New Republic's Walter Shapiro, the editorial board under editor Paul Gigot has found itself in a dilemma after turning on the ex-president and watching the campaign of its favorite challenger, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, collapse in record time.

"Always uncomfortable with Donald Trump’s America First populism and bombast, the Journal’s three-page print editorial section turned on the defrocked president with a fury the day after the 2022 midterm elections," Shapiro wrote.

"Not only did the Journal headline its lead editorial 'TRUMP IS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY’S BIGGEST LOSER,' but it also ran three other op-eds belittling the sneering face of the GOP."