In the inaugural prayer service, the Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington asked President Trump to "have mercy upon the people in our country."

President Donald Trump is demanding an apology from the Episcopal bishop of Washington after she asked him to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and migrants in the United States illegally during a prayer service marking his inauguration.

A screenshot taken from NBC News’ coverage of the state funeral for former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been altered to depict Melania Trump reading the event program upside down while seated in the Washington National Cathedral in posts online.

Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, a bishop at Washington National Cathedral, made a plea to President Donald Trump during her sermon on Tuesday.

Melania Trump repeatedly did not respond to husband Donald Trump at Washington National Cathedral, so he was forced to speak to JD Vance over her.

An Episcopal bishop urged him to show compassion toward immigrants. Trump called her “not compelling or smart.”

President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance attend the national prayer service, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington.

Rev. Mariann Budde called on the new president to “have mercy” on undocumented immigrants and sexual minorities who were targeted by his hardline Day One blizzard of executive orders.

Following a traditional inaugural prayer service at Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday, during which an Episcopal bishop called on President Donald Trump to show "mercy" toward LGBTQ people and immigrants, he told reporters the sermon "wasn't too exciting" and added he "didn't think it was a good service."

Tuesday's gathering wrapped up three days of inaugural festivities and ended with the clergy offering the 47th U.S. president "one final plea."

Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders on LGBTQ issues and immigration within hours of being sworn in as president.

An Episcopal Church bishop directly addressed President Donald Trump at a worship service held at Washington National Cathedral Tuesday, where she pleaded with him to have mercy on LGBT individuals