At a faith-themed campaign event this week, in Concord, North Carolina, Graham told the 11th Hour Faith Leaders Meeting there is more happening in America than a presidential race for the White House.
“There are dark forces that are arrayed against this man,” Graham (pictured at left) said of Trump. “They tried to put him in prison. They’ve tried to assassinate him twice. He’s attacked every day in the media.”
Although they would deny being evil, Democrats do openly fantasize about Trump going to prison, and they have refused to tone down their heated rhetoric even after two failed assassination attempts.
With only a five-minute time slot at the podium, Graham shared the gospel message, and told both Trump and the crowd of supporters that God remains the only hope for the nation.
“I’ve encouraged President Trump,” Graham shared, “that when he wakes up in the morning, the first thing he does is ask God for help.”
In an interview with AFN after the rally, Graham says Americans watched Trump famously succeed as a businessman in New York City’s difficult business climate. He then brought that experience to the White House, where he proved he could “make things happen” as president during only one term.
“He proved himself four years ago. He did an incredible job,” Graham says. “I'm just praying that God will allow him to come back in the White House and finish that job, and hopefully save this America for our grandchildren.”
In a very similar comment, church pastor John MacArthur recently addressed the presidential election in his California church. During a Q-and-A session (pictured at right), MacArthur said Christians have a “clear cut choice” for president after Kamala Harris mocked the “Jesus is Lord” protesters at her political rally.
“What else do you need to know,” MacArthur observed. “Jesus is not Lord in that place.”
The church pastor went on to say Christian voters might not have a great choice on Election Day, referring to Trump, but he challenged them to ask themselves which candidate would hurt the family, children, and the culture, the most as president.
“That’s government’s role: to protect those who do good and punish those who do evil,” the church pastor shared. “So who is most likely to do that? Who has the clearest sense of justice?”
Jeffress understood the stakes
For many Evangelicals who support Trump, the elephant in the room is Trump’s behavior, past and present.
Asked about that topic, Graham says he has confronted Trump about his foul language, for example.
“I've talked to him about that,” Graham shares. “And you know, he says, 'Franklin, you're right. I shouldn't talk like that.' And there's other things I've been able to say to him.”
Back in 2015, Trump’s rude and crude behavior was frustrating many Evangelicals, too. With a crowded field of GOP candidates, many had yet to warm up to the name-calling, insult-dropping New Yorker during the GOP primary.
That was when another prominent Evangelical, church pastor Dr. Robert Jeffress, surprised many when he publicly endorsed Trump with other candidates still in the race. The reason for doing so, Jeffress told AFN at the time, was he believed only one candidate could defeat Hillary Clinton.
Now, with another presidential election less than two weeks away, Graham is making a similar case for returning a flawed man to the White House.
“The Democratic Party, in the last 10 years, has slowly begun to change and is now a socialistic party,” Graham warns. “So much of their agenda is sexually driven, and it's sickening as to what's coming down the road.”
