Outrage over the sermon preached by Mariann Edgar Budde at the National Cathedral misses the real problem with the service.

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."

What did Donald Trump think would happen when he showed up at Washington National Cathedralfor the traditional interfaith prayer service?

The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington explained on The View why she lectured President Donald Trump about immigrants and LGBT people during a sermon at a post-Inauguration Day service at the National Cathedral.

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

A worship service held at Washington National Cathedral Tuesday culminated in Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde confronting President Donald Trump and pleading with him to “have mercy” on illegal immigrants and members of the LGBTQ+ community as he begins his second term.

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.

Mariann Budde made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service. It was not the first time the cleric has publicly disagreed with Trump,

Washington mourned Jimmy Carter last week at the National Cathedral, which has been a guide for activism in the Trump era.

Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde delivered a sermon calling for mercy on people who are scared. The new president was in the audience

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.

President Trump said the bishop who lectured him to have mercy on LGTBQ+ individuals and immigrant families at the Washington National Cathedral prayer service owes the public an apology.