Trump excoriates bishop as 'Radical Left hard line Trump hater' after politically charged prayer service

President Donald Trump blasted Mariann Edgar Budde, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, aft she directed politically charged remarks towards him during an interfaith work of supplication for the state astatine the Washington National Cathedral connected Tuesday, the time aft Trump's inauguration.

"Let maine marque 1 last plea, Mr. President," she said. "In the sanction of our God, I inquire you to person mercy upon the radical successful our state who are frightened now. There are gay, lesbian, and [transgender] children successful Democratic, Republican, and autarkic families, immoderate who fearfulness for their lives."

She went connected to accidental that "the immense bulk of immigrants are not criminals. They wage taxes and are bully neighbors."

"I inquire you to person mercy Mr. President connected those successful our communities whose children fearfulness that their parents volition beryllium taken away, and that you assistance those who are fleeing warfare zones and persecution successful their ain lands to find compassion and invited here," she said.

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Trump trashed Budde and her show successful a station connected Truth Social, suggesting that she and her religion should apologize to the public.

The president besides pointed retired that determination are illegal immigrants who person entered the state and killed Americans. 

"The alleged Bishop who spoke astatine the National Prayer Service connected Tuesday greeting was a Radical Left hard enactment Trump hater. She brought her religion into the World of authorities successful a precise ungracious way. She was nasty successful tone, and not compelling oregon smart. She failed to notation the ample fig of amerciable migrants that came into our Country and killed people. Many were deposited from jails and intelligence institutions. It is simply a elephantine transgression question that is taking spot successful the USA," Trump declared successful the station connected Wednesday.

"Apart from her inappropriate statements, the work was a precise boring and uninspiring one. She is not precise bully astatine her job! She and her religion beryllium the nationalist an apology!" helium asserted.

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Left: President Donald Trump speaks portion signing enforcement orders successful the Oval Office of the White House successful Washington, D.C., connected Monday, Jan. 20, 2025; Right: Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde delivers a sermon during the National Prayer Service astatine Washington National Cathedral connected Jan. 21, 2025 successful Washington, D.C. (Left: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Right: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., indicated successful a station connected X that helium is Episcopalian, and objected to Budde's remarks.

"As a blimpish Episcopalian who supports President Trump and his agenda, I americium profoundly disappointed that Bishop Mariann Budde politicized today’s inaugural Service of Prayer for the Nation. By disregarding President Trump’s assignment of Scott Bessent, a brilliant, openly cheery antheral to service arsenic Treasury Secretary and Elon Musk, a genius, archetypal procreation ineligible migrant to pb the caller Department of Government Efficiency, Bishop Budde’s gratuitous criticisms ringing hollow," Barr declared.

"Sadly, the lone connection Bishop Budde delivered done her unwelcoming and hypocritical words to the President was that the Episcopal Church’s motto of ‘All are Welcome’ seemingly doesn’t use to the bulk of Americans who voted for Donald Trump."

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Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde (L) arrives arsenic U.S. President Donald Trump looks connected during the National Prayer Service astatine Washington National Cathedral connected Jan. 21, 2025 successful Washington, D.C.  (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Budde has been unfastened astir her absorption to Trump successful the past.

"We request to regenerate President Trump," she said successful a video clip that ABC News posted connected societal media successful 2020.