Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde's viral sermon taking on President Donald Trump brought supporters to Washington National Cathedral the following Sunday.

Rev. Mariann Budde urged Trump to show mercy to people in the country who are “scared” right now, including immigrants and LGBTQ+ children.

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.

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

“The so-called Bishop who spoke at the National Prayer Service on Tuesday morning was a Radical Left hard line Trump hater. She brought her church into the world of politics in a very ungracious way,” he wrote. Trump argued that the Rev. Budde should have reflected on acts of violence linked to migrant families.

A post shared on X claims that the woman who asked President Donald Trump to “have mercy” on LGBT people and immigrants was a Catholic bishop. Verdict: Misleading She is a member of the Protestant Episcopalian community.

Washington, D.C., pastor Mariann Edgar Budde is facing condemnation from critics for delivering a left-leaning sermon during a church service attended by President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance got some stern advice Tuesday from a Washington, D.C., bishop during the traditional, post-inauguration national prayer service. The Washington National Cathedral hosts the event,

The final event of the inauguration of President Donald Trump was held on Tuesday as the 47th president, Vice President JD Vance and their families attended an interfaith service at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, ended her sermon with a direct appeal to President Donald Trump.

The Washington National Cathedral is set to host a national prayer service on Tuesday, one day after President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Trump and Vice President JD Vance are expected to attend the service which is set to begin at 11 a.

It was not the first time the cleric has publicly disagreed with Trump, but it became a striking moment in what is usually a staid and scripted event.