After the bishop made a plea to the president, asking him to protect marginalized communities, Donald Trump called her 'nasty' and demanded she apologize.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday the "so-called Bishop " of the Washington National Cathedral owed an apology after she urged him to protect immigrants and respect gay rights. Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde issued a plea to Trump during a prayer service on Tuesday, asking him to “have mercy” on the LGBTQ+ community and undocumented migrants., asking him to “have mercy” on the LGBTQ+ community and migrant workers who are in the United States illegally.
“Let me make one final plea, Mr. President,” the bishop said in her sermon, which lasted 15 minutes. “Millions have put their trust in you. And as you told the nation yesterday, 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.
But Budde came to their defence, highlighting the work they do in the country and reminding Trump that most are on the right side of the law.“The people who pick our crops and clean our office buildings, who labour in poultry farms and meat-packing plants, who wash the dishes after we eat in restaurants and work the night shifts in hospitals, they … may not be citizens or have the proper documentation, but the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals,” she said.“I ask you to have mercy, Mr.
“She brought her church into the World of politics in a very ungracious way. She was nasty in tone, and not compelling or smart,” said Trump, a Republican, adding that Budde didn’t mention that some migrants have come to the United States and killed people.“Apart from her inappropriate statements, the service was a very boring and uninspiring one. She is not very good at her job!” Trump said.
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