Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton should both drop out of the race, says John Piper
Desiring God founder John Piper expressed his opinion that both Republican and Democratic presidential nominees should drop out of the race.
In a Twitter message posted on Tuesday, Piper referred to the admonitions made by Marvin Olasky and Wayne Grudem to Donald Trump that urged him to withdraw from the election. Piper added that Hillary Clinton should quit as well.
"Of course, Trump should step down as Olasky and Grudem say. So should Hillary. That is what 'unqualified' means. It's never been a question," Piper wrote.
Grudem, the co-founder of Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, stated in his article that there are no morally viable candidates in the current elections. He expressed his regret for his previous support for the Republican nominee and asked Trump to step out of the race.
"I previously called Donald Trump a 'good candidate with flaws' and a 'flawed candidate' but I now regret that I did not more strongly condemn his moral character. I cannot commend Trump's moral character, and I strongly urge him to withdraw from the election," he stated.
Grudem said that he does not know who to vote for but he insisted that he will not vote for Clinton.
Olasky, the editor-in-chief of World Magazine, asserted that it would be good for American moral standards if Trump quits the race. He stated that the standards applied to Bill Clinton in 1998 also apply to Trump today.
His article, published on Tuesday, emphasized that the call for Trump to step aside is not an endorsement of Clinton.
"In suggesting that Trump drop out and let someone else carry the campaign for the remaining weeks, we at WORLD are not endorsing any other Republican and certainly not Hillary Clinton," Olasky wrote.
Olasky noted that it is highly unlikely that Trump will listen to his admonition. He noted the difficulties the Republican party would face if they decide to make changes just a few weeks before the elections.
