Democracy died a little this week after the Washington Post allowed pro-President Trump campaign ads to appear on its website, according to distraught members of the press.

“THE RADICAL LEFTIST TAKEOVER OF JOE BIDEN IS COMPLETE,” read the big, splashy Trump 2020 advertisements that appeared Thursday morning on the Washington Post’s website. A small caption at the bottom of the ads notes, “Paid for by Donald J. Trump for President.”