The New Hampshire Union Leader, a conservative-leaning Manchester-based newspaper of the state of New Hampshire, announced their endorsement for Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden on Sunday, breaking a century of backing Republican candidates.

The newspaper stated that Joe Biden has the requisite skill set of building a nation calling him a caring, compassionate, professional public servant.

Announcing its endorsement of the Democratic Presidential candidate, the paper stated, “Joe Biden may not be the president we want, but in 2020 he is the president we desperately need. He will be a president to bring people together and right the ship of state.”

The conservative newspaper, which was founded in 1863, had broken its century-long tradition of backing Republican candidates when it urged voters to back libertarian Gary Johnson over Donald Trump in 2016. The paper, however, on Sunday endorsed a Democrat for President for the first time in a 100 years. The endorsement came with a scathing rebuke of the 45th President of the United States, saying “President Trump is not always 100 percent wrong, but he is 100 percent wrong for America,” just hours ahead of Trump’s visit to the state.

Democratic nominee Joe Biden has targeted the state through his aggressive campaign, a state where the Democrats triumphed in 2016, albeit by a narrow margin.

The paper, known for its “unyieldingly conservative” voice, also condemned President Trump over his handling of the COVID-19 crisis, saying, “Mr Trump rightly points out that the COVID-19 crisis isn’t his fault, but a true leader must own any situation that happens on their watch. We may be turning a corner with this virus, but the corner we turned is down a dark alley of record infections and deaths. Mr Trump is a self-proclaimed expert on a wide variety of topics, but when pushed on basic topics he doesn’t want to discuss, he very quickly feigns ignorance.”

The conservative leaning newspaper rebuked the 45th President of the United States, saying, “America faces many challenges and needs a president to build this country up. This appears to be outside of Mr. Trump’s skill set.”