Trump claimed Budde is a “Radical Left hard line Trump hater” on his Truth Social site.
It was not the first time the cleric has publicly disagreed with Trump, but it became a striking moment in what is usually a staid andPresident Donald Trump, from left, watches as Rev. Mariann Budde arrives at the national prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. “I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” she said.
“I don’t agree with many of his values and assumptions about American society and how to respond to the challenges of our time,” she said. “I strongly disagree, actually. But I believe we can disagree respectfully.”Budde, 65, is the first woman to lead the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, a position she has held since 2011. She oversees 86 churches across Washington, D.C., and Maryland, with 38,000 members.
She graduated from the University of Rochester and Virginia Theological Seminary, an Episcopal institution just outside Washington.A different kind of prayer serviceBudde knew last summer that the theme of the inaugural service would be unity after a “divisive election season.” Notably absent from the invited clergy with speaking roles were conservative evangelicals, who are among Trump’s strongest supporters and now among Budde’s loudest critics.
She thought phrasing her words to the president as a plea for mercy “was a very gentle way to do it because I was acknowledging his authority and his power.”from liberal-leaning Episcopalians for hosting Trump’s first inaugural prayer service. While Budde spoke at the service, there was no sermon that year at Trump’s request.
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