The New York Sun

The New York Sun's editorials endorsed Donald Trump for president in 2016, 2020 and 2024 on what it calls “Republican principles”, citing low taxes, deregulation and monetary reform.

Editorial record means the rating rests on the outlet's documented record, such as its editorial board's endorsements, the stated purpose it was founded for, its opinion lineup or its published commitments such as an ethics policy. Scope: Institutional editorial board · US politics. Confidence: medium. What these mean

Evidence

• Sun editorial, 27 Oct 2024, read via a Wayback Machine capture of 17 Apr 2026 because the live site blocks automated access. “The New York Sun endorses President Trump for a second term.” (The New York Sun)
• Sun editorial, 7 Jan 2021 (Wayback Machine capture): urges Trump to resign after the Capitol attack while recalling the paper's 2016 and 2020 endorsements. “having endorsed Mr. Trump in 2016 and 2020 on the Republican principles” (The New York Sun)

Limits of this rating

• This rating rests on its endorsements, so it is a lean. Confidence is medium: the record opened covers three elections and the Sun uses no left-right label for itself.
• The Sun's About page describes straightforward news dispatches alongside an editorial page that puts “principles over politics”; news reporting is not covered by this rating.
• In January 2021 the editorial page called on Trump to resign, so its support for Republican candidates is not unconditional.

First draft by Sol, our AI editor, on Nov 3, 2026. Rewritten and checked against the evidence pages by Claude, an AI system, which can change the draft's label. Accepted by our human editor on Nov 3, 2026, as part of a batch.

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