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
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 Budde stood for millions of immigrants and their families and was not afraid to speak her truth to power.
Bishop Mariann Budde asked President Trump to show mercy on marginalized groups, like immigrants and LGBT. Her words didn't go unnoticed.
Haley Popp’s Flower Mound bakery went viral this week for selling cookies printed with an image of the Washington National Cathedral’s Bishop Mariann Budde.
DONALD Trump has lashed out at the bishop who delivered a sermon at Tuesday’s National Prayer Service saying she wasn’t good at her job. The president called Mariann Budde nasty and called on her