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Woke bishop admits to using inauguration sermon to deliver political lecture to President Trump

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Mariann Budde, 65, the left-wing Episcopal bishop of Washington, said she gave a viral political lecture at Tuesday's National Prayer Service because of how Trump portrayed transgender children and illegal immigrants.

Woke Bishop Mariann Budde admitted she used a National Prayer Service to berate President Trump with a political sermon during what she described as a “one-on-one conversation.”

Budde, who went viral after rebuking Trump in Tuesday’s inaugural sermon, said he gave the controversial speech because of how Trump portrayed transgender children and illegal immigrants “in the harshest light.”

The left-wing Episcopal bishop of Washington told CNN she was “speaking directly” to Trump in her sermon.

“(I was) reminding us all that the people who are scared in our country, the two groups I mentioned, are our fellow human beings, and that they have been portrayed throughout the political campaign in the harshest light,” he said. saying.

‘I wanted to respond, as gently as possible, with a reminder of your humanity and your place in our broader community.

“I spoke to the president because I felt like he now has this moment where he feels charged and empowered to do what he feels called to do, and I wanted to tell him that there is room for mercy. There is room for broader compassion.

“We do not need to portray with a veil and in the harshest terms some of the most vulnerable people in our society, who are in fact our neighbors and our friends.”

Budde spoke after Trump said in response to her sermon that she “can do much better” after attending the conference calling for “mercy” for illegal immigrants and transgender children.

Mariann Budde, 65, the left-wing Episcopal bishop of Washington, said she gave a viral political lecture at Tuesday’s National Prayer Service because of how Trump portrayed transgender children and illegal immigrants “in the harshest light.”

Budde, 65, a left-wing Episcopal bishop from Washington, said he was

Budde, 65, a left-wing Episcopal bishop from Washington, said he was “speaking directly” to Trump in his sermon.

Trump remained impassive throughout the sermon, and conservatives criticized Budde for politicizing the religious event.

Trump remained impassive throughout the sermon, and conservatives criticized Budde for politicizing the religious event.

When asked by reporters at the White House for his verdict on the lecture by Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, earlier on Tuesday, Trump responded: “What did you think?” Do you like it? Did you find it exciting?

“It wasn’t too exciting, was it?” I didn’t think it was good service. Thank you so much.’

And he added at the end of his comments: “They can do much better.”

It came after Budde, 65, sparked a backlash at the National Prayer Service on Trump’s first full day in office when he unleashed a wild sermon claiming trans children were “fearing for their lives” because of that he was in the Oval Office.

Trump sat stone-faced in the front row, next to first lady Melania Trump, as the prelate told him that illegal immigrants “are not criminals” and that he should not deport those who have children.

After the sermon went viral, an image of Budde’s church, St. Paul and St. Andrew United Methodist Church, circulated across social media, showing the church – which supposedly also serves as a shelter for immigrants – the attempts to prohibit the entry of ICE and Homeland Security. entering.

As Budde’s sermon sparked outrage from conservatives who questioned his decision to politicize the church service, Republican Congressman Mike Collins said on X: “The person giving this sermon should be added to the deportation list.”

Donald Trump said that Mariann Budde, the left-wing Episcopal bishop of Washington,

Donald Trump said Mariann Budde, the left-wing Episcopal bishop of Washington, “could have been much better” in a scathing response to his sermon on Tuesday.

Budde, 65, sparked a backlash at the National Prayer Service on Trump's first full day in office when he unleashed a wild sermon claiming that trans children

Budde, 65, sparked a backlash at the National Prayer Service on Trump’s first full day in office when he unleashed a wild sermon claiming that trans children were “fearing for their lives” because he was in the Oval Office.

After the sermon went viral, an image of Budde's church, which reportedly also serves as a shelter for immigrants, showed the property's attempts to bar ICE and Homeland Security from entering.

After the sermon went viral, an image of Budde’s church, which reportedly also serves as a shelter for immigrants, showed the property’s attempts to bar ICE and Homeland Security from entering.

In his remarks, Budde addressed the message of his sermon directly to Trump, pleading with him to grant “mercy to the people of our country who are now scared.”

“There are gay, lesbian and transgender children in Democratic, Republican and independent families, some of whom fear for their lives,” he continued.

Turning to illegal immigrants, a central issue in Trump’s victorious presidential platform, Budde urged him not to move forward with his mass deportation plans.

“The people who pick our crops and clean our office buildings, who work in poultry farms and meatpacking plants, who wash dishes after eating in restaurants and work night shifts in hospitals, may not be citizens or have the proper documentation,” he said.

‘The vast majority of immigrants are not criminals. I ask you to have mercy, Mr. President, on those in communities whose children fear their parents will be taken away.’

Trump did not react to the direct message as he sat looking at Budde, although others in his group, including new Vice President JD Vance, had a more telling expression on their faces.

Despite the awkward silence in the cathedral, Bishop Budde continued her stunning pro-immigrant rebuke of the president.

And he added: “Our God teaches us that we must be merciful to the stranger because we were all once strangers in a strange land.”

The sermon quickly sparked a backlash from conservatives who criticized Budde’s politicized comments, with Ohio Senator Bernie Moreno and Representative Collins leading criticism of his speech.

Trump sat stone-faced as Budde delivered his sermon, although others in his group, including new Vice President JD Vance, had a more telling look on their faces.

Trump sat stone-faced as Budde delivered his sermon, although others in his group, including new Vice President JD Vance, had a more telling look on their faces.

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‘It is an insult to all of us who came to this country the right way. If you don’t have borders, then you don’t have a country.”

Conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was seen celebrating the inauguration with the Trump family on Monday night, called Budde’s lecture a “disgrace.”

“Today he received a great honor, the opportunity to unify the United States around a Christian message at the dawn of a new administration,” he said on X.

“Instead, he disgraced himself with a sermon you’d hear on CNN or an episode of The View.”

The bishop, who proudly puts her pronouns in her Instagram bio, is also in favor of gay marriage and previously donated money to Barack Obama's presidential campaign.

The bishop, who proudly puts her pronouns in her Instagram bio, is also pro-gay marriage and previously donated to Barack Obama’s presidential campaign.

In 2020, he lashed out at Trump, who visited St. John's Church near the White House after police dispersed protesters.

In 2020, he criticized Trump, who paid a visit to St. John’s Church near the White House after police dispersed protesters.

After Budde’s speech, scrutiny fell on his background and some questioned why he was given the honor of delivering the sermon.

She is known for championing leftist causes through her ministry, and on her diocesan website, she boasts of serving as an “advocate and organizer in support of justice concerns, including racial equity, gun violence prevention, immigration reform and the full inclusion of LGBTQ+ people.” , and the care of creation.’

He also has a long history of criticizing President Trump during his first term.

That included after he stood next to an Episcopal church holding a Bible after clearing protesters from Lafayette Square, near the White House, during the Black Lives Matter protests.

At the time, he said Trump’s actions were “antithetical to the teachings of Jesus and everything we as a church stand for.”

He also condemned Trump while attending an outdoor Black Lives Matter protest in 2020, wearing a mask during the coronavirus pandemic.

‘I have stopped talking to President Trump. We need to replace President Trump,’ he said then.

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