Former CIA Director Michael Hayden said he will be voting for a third-party candidate over the Republican and Democratic nominees for president.

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"I'm uncomfortable with the nominee of both of the major political parties," Hayden said on John Catsimatidis's radio show, "The Cats Roundtable," on Sunday.

"A lot of my friends are saying that's nice, Hayden, but you have to vote for one of them, but I'm not so sure I do."



Hayden, who served under Presidents George W. Bush and Obama, has been adamant in his distaste for Republican Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE and Democrat Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE throughout the election cycle.

His comments on Sunday were his strongest rebuke against supporting either of them.

"A vote is taking our sacred suffrage, our chunk of sovereignty, and bestowing it on someone because he or she is worthy, and I'm having trouble getting to that point with either of the major candidates."



He continued: "I get it. Somebody is going to win, but, you know, no matter who it is, for these two, I'm hoping they don't think they're sweeping into office with some powerful mandate. And for people like me that decide to vote for some other choice, might deny them that sense of mandate, which would make, I think, things ever worse."