‘People around me are almost universally concerned’: Bishop who begged Trump to have ‘mercy’ talks threats - Bishop Mariann Budde previously condemned Trump’s 2020 decision to clear ...

Request for mercy, not berating After reading the Letter to the Editor about Bishop Budde, I re-read her message looking for any signs of "berating" and "dressing down". There were none.

President Donald Trump and attendees of the National Day of Prayer Service stand as the Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, D.C., enters on Jan. 21, 2025.

Mariann Budde, 65, is the Episcopalian bishop who confronted Trump during the National Prayer Service. Trump and Vice President JD Vance were in attendance as part of their first full day in the ...

Bishop Mariann Budde requested politely for President Trump, who said a day before that “God had saved (him) to make America great again," to be kind to others.

BUDDE: I ask you to have mercy, Mr. President, on those in our communities whose children fear that their parents will be taken away. SUMMERS: Joining us now is Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde.

Rev. Mariann Budde leads the national prayer service attended by President Donald Trump at the Washington National Cathedral, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) more > ...

Given all the controversy about Bishop Mariann Budde’s sermon at the National Cathedral, one would think her words were part of a revolutionary tract, the mere utterance of the word ...

Bishop Budde delivered her plea to the President respectfully and with not a hint of accusation or acrimony. We, as a church, stand behind her plea for a more just and merciful country.

Budde felt some of that pushback when she processed down the aisle of the cathedral after the service, according to reports. REUTERS The Issue: An Episcopalian bishop imploring President Trump to ...

The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Washington, made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service By ...

Opinion Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde just pleaded for mercy. Trump couldn't handle it. | Letters Mary Collins Thu, January 30, 2025, 5:01 AM PST 1 min read ...