Trump Demands Apology From Bishop Mariann Budde Who Called For Him To ‘Have Mercy’ On The LGBTQ & Migrant Communities

by Angie SchlagerJanuary 22, 2025, 8:41 pmNews >

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Wednesday, demanding that the Episcopal bishop Mariann Budde and the National Cathedral apologize for asking him to have mercy on the LGBTQ community and migrant workers.

Budde spoke at Tuesday’s interfaith service at Washington National Cathedral while Trump sat in the front row, that everyone was gathered “to pray for unity as a people and a nation — not for agreement, political or otherwise — but for the kind of unity that fosters community across diversity and division.”

“You have felt the providential hand of a loving God,” Budde said in reference to the assassination of Trump in 2024. “In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.”

Budde pleaded for Trump to move forward with compassion after issuing executive orders cracking down on immigration and rescinding transgender rights on Monday.

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Upon returning to the White House, Trump responded to her plea, calling Budde a “so-called Bishop,” saying, “I didn’t think it was a good service” and “they could do much better.”

“The so-called Bishop who spoke at the National Prayer Service on Tuesday morning was a Radical Left hard-line Trump hater. She brought her church into the World of politics in a very ungracious way. She was nasty in tone and not compelling or smart,” the post reads.

“Apart from her inappropriate statements, the service was a very boring and uninspiring one. She is not very good at her job! She and her church owe the public an apology,” Trump said.

The bishop referred to migrants as “faithful members” of U.S. churches, mosques, synagogues and temples. She said they are workers who “pay taxes.” Trump noted that Budde failed to mention the migrants who have committed murders.

Studies have shown that undocumented immigrants commit fewer crimes than U.S. born citizens, and violent crime went down over the past three years.

“The vast majority of immigrants are not criminals,” Budde said. “I ask you to have mercy Mr. President on those in our communities whose children fear that their parents will be taken away.”