Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde addressed President Donald Trump during a national prayer service warning his return to power has frightened children in the LGBT community and those affected by his

In a prayer service on Tuesday for the new president at the National Cathedral, the Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Washington, D.C., took the opportunity to ask President Donald Trump for mercy for immigrants and the LGBTQ community. The reactions have been stark, and mixed.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday demanded an apology from the Episcopal bishop of Washington after she made a direct appeal to him during a prayer service marking his inauguration to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and

The bishop leading Tuesday's official inaugural prayer service urged President Donald Trump to "have mercy" on his constituents, specifically naming LGBTQ people and immigrants.

The Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde’s remarks followed executive actions from Trump to crack down on immigration and roll back protections for trans people.

President Donald Trump wants an apology from Bishop Mariann Budde after she asked him for mercy during the national prayer service on Tuesday. During Tuesday’s prayer service, Budde asked Trump to have “mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.” Trump did not appreciate being scolded at and demanded an apology from her.

President Trump called a bishop who pleaded with him to "have mercy" on migrants and the LGBTQ+ community "nasty" and "not very good at her job."

Episcopal bishop Right Rev. Mariann Budde preached a message of unity and urged President Donald Trump to show “mercy” during a Jan. 21, interfaith prayer service.