The bishop who publicly urged Donald Trump to “have mercy” on immigrants and LGBTQ people – and was dismissed as “a Radical Left hard line Trump hater” by the president – responded with an appearance,
President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and their families were in attendance at the prayer service on Tuesday.
Budde said she regrets the angry reactions to her pointed request for Trump to show mercy, but added that she stands by her remarks.
President Donald Trump Wednesday demanded an apology from the Episcopal bishop who criticized his hardline policies on immigration and LGBTQ rights at the National Prayer Service on his first full day back in the White House.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for an apology from Washington Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde after she made a direct appeal to him for mercy toward LGBT-identified Americans and illegal
The National Prayer Service is still getting plenty of attention.
Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde has broken her silence after pleading with Donald Trump to show Christian mercy to immigrants and members of the LGBT+ community. Bishop Budde said she wanted to remind everyone of the people “who are frightened in our country” in an interview with CNN on Tuesday evening (21 January).
President Donald Trump, left, watches as Rev. Mariann Budde, second right, arrives at the national prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) President Donald Trump,
Bishop Mariann E. Budde, of the Episcopal Church, pleaded to Donald Trump to have "mercy" on immigrants and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Mariann Budde made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service. It was not the first time the cleric has publicly disagreed with Trump,
The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Washington, made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service.