President Donald Trump received a stern lecture from Episcopal bishop Mariann Budde on Tuesday, during the inauguration interfaith prayer service.
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Trump is lectured over protecting migrants and LGBTQ at prayer service church alongside Melania and his familyBy CHARLIE SPIERING, SENIOR POLITICAL REPORTER, WASHINGTON, DC
Published: 13:01 EST, 21 January 2025 | Updated: 13:03 EST, 21 January 2025
PresidentDonaldTrump receivedasternlecturefromEpiscopalbishopMarianneBuddeonTuesday,duringtheinaugurationinterfaithprayerserviceattheWashingtonNationalCathedral.
BuddeconcludedhersermonbyaskingTrumptohavemercyonthepeopleoftheUnitedStates,particularlyillegalimmigrantsandLGBTQindividualsofallparties.
‘Iaskyoutohavemercyuponthepeopleinourcountrythatarescarednow,’shesaid.‘Therearegay,lesbian,andtransgenderchildreninDemocratic,Republican,andIndependentfamilies,somewhofearfortheirlives.’
ShealsoaksedTrumptohavemercyonilligalimmigrantsnotingthattheyweretheone’sdoinglow-skilledworkandservicejobsintheUnitedStates.
