President Donald Trump is raging at EpiscopalianBishop Mariann Edgar Budde who publicly urged him to have mercy on LGBTQ+ people and immigrants at a prayer service for his inauguration. In a Truth Social post published on Wednesday, Trump called her a radical far left hard line Trump hater and nasty, an insult Trump has often used against women. Then he demanded an apology. Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) has also called for Budde to be deported even though she is a U.S. citizen born in New Jersey. Related Bishop begs Donald Trump to his face to have mercy on LGBTQ+ people She bravely tried to speak to Trumps conscience as he starts his second term. Speaking at the National Cathedrals prayer service on Tuesday morning, Budde asked Trump to find compassion, stating, 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. Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today She also brought up immigrants, saying that theyre not rapists but instead hard workers who do much of the labor that Americans depend on.I ask you to have mercy, Mr. President, on those in our community whose children fear that their parents will be taken away and that you help those that are fleeing war zones and persecution in their own lands, to find compassion and welcome here.During her speech, Trump looked visibly uncomfortable. Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic. pic.twitter.com/igyKzC8dRo MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) January 21, 2025The so-called Bishop who spoke at the National Prayer Service on Tuesday morning was a Radical Left hard line Trump hater, Trump wrote in a Wednesday morning social media post. She brought her church into the World of politics in a very ungracious way. She was nasty in tone, and not compelling or smart.Trump wrote that Budde failed to mention the large number of illegal migrants that came into our Country and killed people and who were deposited from jails and mental institutions and are now taking part in a giant crime wave in the United States. The Department of Justice has said that undocumented immigrants commit crimes at rates lower than U.S.-born citizens. Trumps plan to deport 11 million undocumented people despitehis use of immigrant labor at his properties would break up law-abiding immigrant families who have been living, working, and paying about $100 billion a year in U.S. taxes,according toMother Jones.Apart from her inappropriate statements, the service was a very boring and uninspiring one, Trump added. She is not very good at her job! She and her church owe the public an apology! Trump wasnt the only Republican to criticize Budde. In a Tuesday afternoon post, Rep. Collins wrote of Budde, The person giving this sermon should be added to the deportation list. The person giving this sermon should be added to the deportation list. pic.twitter.com/d7a2z1CM6s Rep. Mike Collins (@RepMikeCollins) January 21, 2025 Budde, age 65, is the first woman to serve as the spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C.In a phone interview, Bishop Budde said that she wasnt necessarily calling the president out but made her plea because of the fear she had seen in Washingtons immigrant and LGBTQ+ communities. She wanted Mr. Trump to be mindful of the people who are scared, she told The New York Times.I was trying to say: The country has been entrusted to you, she added. And one of the qualities of a leader is mercy.Budde also angrily criticized Trump in a 2020 New York Times op-ed, writing that she was outraged and horrified by Trumps use of a Bible for a photo in front of St. Johns Churchafter officers used tear gasto disperse racial justice protesters in nearby Lafayette Square. She wrote that Trump had used sacred symbols to cloak himself in spiritual authority while espousing positions antithetical to the Bible.In 2015, Trump implied that he doesnt ask God for forgiveness because he doesnt make mistakes that require forgiveness. An estimated 56% of Christians voted for Trump in the 2024 elections.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.