Reverend Addresses President Trump at Prayer Service, Asks Him to 'Have Mercy' for LGBTQ+ People and Immigrants
Rev. Mariann Budde and President Donald Trump on Jan. 21, 2025.Photo:Chip Somodevilla/Getty Chip Somodevilla/Getty With newly-inaugurated leaders of the United States in attendance, Rev. Mariann Budde, an Episcopal bishop of Washington, gave a special sermon about the future of the country. In her message, Budde, 65, spoke directly toPresident Donald Trump— who she has publicly criticized in the past, theAssociated Pressreported — about fostering an inclusive culture in the country that he now presides over on Tuesday, Jan....