Rachel Maddow talks with Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington about speaking from the pulpit directly to Donald Trump about showing mercy for the vulnerable people ...

WASHINGTON – Mr Donald Trump was forced on Jan 21 to sit through a sermon by a bishop begging him to have “mercy” on gays and poor immigrants as the Republican celebrated the start of his ...

Trump was sworn in as the 47th US President on Monday Episcopal Bishop of Washington, Mariann Edgar Budde, on Monday, urged Donald Trump to show compassion towards marginalised groups, including ...

President Donald Trump lashed out on Wednesday at the bishop who had delivered a pointed plea directly at him on behalf of immigrants and LGBTQ+ children during a service at the National Cathedral ...

Bishop Mariann Budde told the newly inaugurated president that his rhetoric has stoked fear among LGBTQ+ people and immigrants, prompting Trump to fire back on Truth Social hours later Kimberlee ...

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde instantly became a topic of national conversation after issuing a heartfelt plea directly to President Donald Trump during a sermon one day after inauguration day.

“I am not going to apologize for asking for mercy for others,” Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde told Time magazine in an interview published Wednesday afternoon. The interview comes after Trump ...

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During Donald Trump's inaugural prayer service, a Bishop appealed to the 47th US President to have mercy on gay, lesbian, and transgender children. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde's plea came as a ...

President Trump labeled Washington Bishop Mariann Budde as 'nasty' and criticized her sermon for supporting LGBT rights and illegal migrants. His comments followed her plea for mercy towards ...

President Donald Trump demanded an apology Wednesday from Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, who pleaded for “mercy” from the president during her national prayer service sermon at the National ...

But Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde took her moment in the spotlight to speak from her heart, directly to the president. She begged him to show compassion for the marginalized people he now has the ...