US EditionInauguration prayer service’s pastor asks Trump to ‘have mercy’ on transgender kids, immigrants
- Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde urged Donald Trump to show mercy to scared individuals in the country during an interfaith prayer service.
- Bishop Budde emphasized the contributions of asylum seekers and stated that most immigrants are not criminals.
- She appealed for compassion for families fearing separation from parents and for those fleeing persecution.
- Trump responded to the sermon by saying, 'They could have done better.
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'The Daily Show' gleefully recaps Trump getting a lecturing in church
Donald Trump is only a day into his presidency and he's already getting into new feuds with people.The latest subject of his ire? Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, who was filmed asking the president to "have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now" including "gay, lesbian, and transgender children," before telling him that "the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals" at a service in Washington National Cathedral.In The Daily Sh…
National Cathedral Bishop Asks Trump to ‘Have Mercy’ on Immigrants and LGBTQ Children
At the end of her sermon at Tuesday’s inaugural prayer service, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde directly addressed President Trump on his first full day in office. “I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” she said. “There are gay, lesbian and transgender children in Democratic, Republican and independent families, some who fear for their lives.” Bishop Budde also asked Trump, who has repeatedly threatened mass depo…
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, who led the inaugural prayer service on Tuesday, urged President Donald Trump to "have mercy" on his constituents, specifically naming LGBTQ people and immigrants. President Trump did not delay responding to the bishop through his social network TruthSocial, where he demanded a public discussion of the reverend and its Church.
In The Name of Our God, I Ask You To Have Mercy, Bishop Tells Trump
As the US watched a new administration rise, a sermon at the Washington National Cathedral boldly challenged President Trump on his controversial policies. The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, Episcopal bishop of Washington, stood before Trump, First Lady Melania, and JD Vance during an inaugural prayer service, urging compassion. What Did The Bishop Say?“There are gay, lesbian, and transgender children in Democratic, Republican, and independent famil…
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