{"id":158232,"date":"2025-01-22T00:48:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T00:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/?p=1827213"},"modified":"2025-01-22T00:48:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T00:48:59","slug":"a-bishop-directly-asked-donald-trump-for-mercy-on-his-policies-during-a-sermon-and-his-reaction-says-it-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/22\/a-bishop-directly-asked-donald-trump-for-mercy-on-his-policies-during-a-sermon-and-his-reaction-says-it-all\/","title":{"rendered":"A bishop directly asked Donald Trump for mercy on his policies during a sermon and his reaction says it all"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bishop-Mariann-Edgar-Budde-L-arrives-as-U.S.-President-Donald-Trump-looks-on-during-the-National-Prayer-Service-at-Washington-National-Cathedral.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p>A bishop has asked <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/tag\/Donald-Trump\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> directly to show mercy to LGBTQ people and immigrants, leaving the <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/politics\/did-trump-put-his-hand-on-the-bible-during-the-inauguration\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">newly-inaugurated President<\/a> looking visibly stunned and vocally defensive.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For context, Mariann Edgar Budde delivered a sermon during an inauguration service at Washington National Cathedral, which was attended by Trump seated in the first pew. Budde, the Reverend of the progressive parish that has long resisted Trump\u2019s values, used her homily to speak directly to the President, particularly calling for mercy for two of the communities his <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/politics\/donald-trumps-14th-amendment-executive-order-explained-is-it-even-possible\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">presidency looks poised to attack<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde pleads to President Donald Trump to have mercy amid LGBTQ+ and immigration policies.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rNmpjmnd50\" >pic.twitter.com\/rNmpjmnd50<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pop Crave (@PopCrave) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopCrave\/status\/1881788319631315077?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >January 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,\u201d Budde said in a direct address to Trump. \u201cThere are gay, lesbian, and transgender children\u2026 who fear for their lives.\u201d The comment came after Trump\u2019s dystopian inaugural address, in which he explicitly stated that the US government would recognize \u201conly two genders,\u201d after which he began <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/celebrities\/caitlyn-jenner-congratulated-donald-trump-on-his-presidency-and-was-immediately-reminded-why-theres-nothing-to-celebrate\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rolling back the protections for transgender people<\/a> instituted by Joe Biden.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On his first day as President, Trump signed an executive order instructing agencies to \u201ccease pretending that men can be women and women can be men when enforcing laws that protect against sex discrimination.\u201d That, however, wasn\u2019t the Trump policy that caught the ire of Budde. As Trump appeared angered in the pew, Budde also pleaded with him to <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/politics\/my-dog-was-eaten-donald-trumps-claims-about-immigrants-arent-just-wrong-theyre-racist\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">consider his immigration policies<\/a>, saying \u201cthe vast majority of immigrants are not criminals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI ask you to have mercy, Mr. President, on those in our communities whose children fear their parents will be taken away,\u201d Budde said, before urging Trump to \u201chelp those who are fleeing war zones and persecution in their own lands to find compassion and welcome here.\u201d The reverend\u2019s plea follows Trump\u2019s inaugural declaration that he would initiate the <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/politics\/donald-trump-confirms-it-is-true-that-hell-treat-mass-deportations-as-a-national-emergency\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">largest deportation operation<\/a> in US history, a promise he made good on with a suite of immigration-related executive orders signed on his first day in office.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump, after leaving a prayer service today, was asked by a pool reporter what he thought of the service.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Not too exciting.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;They could do much better.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jbendery\/status\/1881767793747800563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >January 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The plea from Budde was predictably lost on Trump, who not only appeared uncomfortable during the sermon, but spoke negatively of the service to the press. \u201cI didn\u2019t think it was a good service, no,\u201d Trump told reporters outside of the cathedral, adding that the event \u201cwasn\u2019t too exciting\u201d and that \u201cthey could do much better.\u201d While Trump taking unkindly to criticism is no surprise, he perhaps should\u2019ve expected such commentary from Budde, who has been opposed to the president in the past.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Budde \u2014 who serves as the Episcopal bishop of Washington \u2014 reacted after Trump used the cathedral for a Bible-holding photo-op in the wake of violent protests in the area during the Black Lives Matter movement. She said the move by Trump was \u201cantithetical to the teachings of Jesus and to the God of justice.\u201d Before that, Budde was one of multiple high-ranking members of the cathedral to release a searing statement that compared Trump to Joseph McCarthy and asked \u201cwhen will Americans have enough\u201d of the President.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIs he a frequent worshipper at that church?\u201d &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/craigmelvin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >@craigmelvin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, never. The only time President Trump has been at St. John\u2019s Church as president was the morning of his inauguration.\u201d -Bishop Mariann Budde <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SDP5hpPqCV\" >pic.twitter.com\/SDP5hpPqCV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TODAY (@TODAYshow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TODAYshow\/status\/1267778787174952960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" >June 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Earlier this month, the Washington National Cathedral was the site of <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/celebrities\/so-not-appropriate-melania-trumps-fashion-choice-at-jimmy-carters-funeral-confirms-she-is-done-with-donald-trump-hogging-the-headlines\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">former president Jimmy Carter\u2019s funeral<\/a>, following his death at 100 years old. 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