The New York tabloids have very different reactions to Donald Trump's presumptive nomination

The New York tabloids welcome Trump to the general election

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published 4 May 2016

The New York Daily News and New York Post both wear their feelings on their front pages, and they clearly have different views about now-presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. The Post, owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, welcomed Trump's big win in Indiana with a big smile and one of its trademark puns:

The Daily News, owned by Mortimer Zuckerman — a real estate mogul, like Trump — took a more funereal tone:

And the band plays on.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.