The Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde manipulated and weaponized The Word of God to make a political statement towards President Donald Trump at the National Prayer Service at the Washington National Cathedral today.
Woke pastor attacks Trump and Vance to their faces for scaring "LGBTQ kids" and illegals.
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 21, 2025
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Instead of giving an uplifting sermon it was a long-winded reprimand of Trump’s actions and shaming him for his admin’s goals. In a politically weaponized service Bishop Budde is called for Donald Trump to step in and “protect” LGBT children while also pleading for him to stop deporting illegal immigrants, all at the so-called “bipartisan” Interfaith Prayer Service.
“In the Name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” Budde stated. “There are gay, lesbian, and transgender children in Democratic, Republican and independent families. Some who fear for their lives.”
“The people who pick our crops and clean our office buildings, who labor in poultry farms and meat-packing plants, who wash the dishes after we eat in restaurants and work the night shifts in hospitals. They may not be citizens, or have the proper documentation, but the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals.”
Someone should tell her it’s not appropriate to attack someone in church. And point out that anyone here illegally is a criminal.

Trump was underwhelmed
Melania and JD Vance are Catholic and probably don’t enjoy multi-denominational service very much. Trump has attended many but this one he didn’t;t particularly like. This woman also stole attention away from the other preachers and ministers which was a selfish move and reflects badly on the Episcopal church.
🚨BREAKING: President Trump speaks on the disgraced woke pastor that attacked him during the sermon:
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 21, 2025
“What did you think? Did you find it exciting? Was not too exciting, was it?”
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Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent claps back and demands apology.
Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent is rightly incensed about woke bishop Budde’s disrespect towards President Trump and his family.
— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) January 22, 2025
Branding her a selfish out-of-touch elitist, he demanded she apologize to @realDonaldTrump for hijacking the historic Inaugural Prayer Service… pic.twitter.com/3pAWOnELji