President Donald Trump criticized the sermon delivered by the Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde at the National Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral, calling it 'not too exciting' and 'not a good service.' Budde's sermon directly addressed Trump, urging him to show mercy towards LGBTQ people and immigrants.
Michelle Stoddart and Kelsey WalshIn her sermon, the Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde addressed Trump directly from the pulpit.
to show "mercy" toward LGBTQ people and immigrants, he told reporters the sermon "wasn't too exciting" and added he "didn't think it was a good service.""What did you think? Did you like it? Did you find it exciting? Not too exciting, was it? I didn't think it was a good service, no," Trump said to reporters.
"In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian and transgender children in Democratic, Republican and independent families, some who fear for their lives," Budde said.
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