Even after Reverend Franklin Graham called for a truce in the American presidential campaign, he was disheartened to find out that former Massachusetts governor and 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney decided to step in and deliver a "scathing" attack on Donald Trump, the current front-runner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
"I'm 63 years old and I've never seen anything like this," Graham writes on his Facebook page. "This Republican presidential campaign has not only sunk to new lows, but the Republican establishment seems to be desperate to pick their own candidate. There are some good candidates running, but I'm not going to endorse any of them."
Graham adds that he is fed up with both the Republican and Democratic parties because both are "corrupt," "clearly broken," and "need to be overhauled."
"Ultimately, the only way this nation can be turned around is for us to acknowledge God and call on His Name. God tells us in His Word, 'If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land' (2 Chronicles 7:14)," shares Graham.
But it's not just the candidates who need shaping up. Graham says the media have to do their part as well so that the "undignified mud-slinging" will be put to a stop.
"Those moderating the debates, for both parties, also need to fully focus on the important issues facing our nation. Drop the antagonising questions that are targeting other candidates and not the problems at hand. Don't fuel the fires of hostility and incivility. Don't waste this debate time for the American people," he urges. "These are presidential debates, not reality television. Take it up a few notches."
