I can't believe anyone that got published in a newspaper would ignore all of the backlash that Trump has received. People care. People are protesting. People are trying to pass laws in congress and state legislatures and use the courts to stop it.

The question could be reframed as "why are persons with the power to stop it capitulating ? "

The answer is simple from here: Because of money and job security. Because the state is abusing their access to force to murder and disappear those people that dissent.