Donald Trump's 'nasty' attack on Washington Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, says she 'owes' public an apology

Bishop Budde, at the inaugural service, had directly appealed to US 
President Donald Trump to ‘have mercy’ on the LGBTQ community and migrant 
workers. 

US President Donald Trump called Washington bishop Mariann Edgar Budde 
"nasty" for the remarks she made during her sermon at his presidential 
inaugural service on Monday and said she "owes" the public an apology.

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US President Donald Trump and Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde at the 
inaugural prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral. (Reuters)
Right Rev Mariann Edgar Budde, Episcopal bishop of Washington, made a 
direct appeal to Trump during the service and asked him to 'have mercy' on 
the LGBTQ+ community and undocumented migrant workers.

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Taking to his Truth Social network, Trump said, "The so-called Bishop who 
spoke at the National Prayer Service on Tuesday morning was a Radical Left 
hard line Trump hater."

"She was nasty in tone, and not compelling or smart.... She and her church 
owe the public an apology!" the US president added without naming Budde.

What did Bishop Budde say?
In her 15-minute sermon, Bishop Budde told the president that millions put 
their faith in him and as the nation told him, "you have felt the 
providential hand of a loving God".

"In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our 
country who are scared now. They are gay, lesbian and transgender children 
in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for 
their lives," she added.

The remarks in Bishop Budde's sermon came just a day after the Trump 
administration issued a slew of executive orders, including the rolling 
back of transgender rights and strengthening of immigration policies in 
America.

Following the service, when Trump returned to the White House, he answered 
a question about how the sermon was. "Not to exciting was it? I didn't 
think it was a good service. They could do much better," he told 
reporters.

Since this inaugural prayer service, Bishop Budde's comments have gone 
viral on social media and across platforms, bringing her under the 
limelight. At present, she serves as the spiritual leader for 86 Episcopal 
congregations and ten Episcopal schools in the Columbia district and four 
Maryland counties.

Notably, Donald Trump was just on Monday sworn in as the 47th President of 
the United States at an indoor ceremony in Washington. Soon after his 
inauguration, the President signed several executive orders, including 
those focused on birthright citizenship, Paris climate accord, death 
penalty, and regulatory freeze among others.

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