Woke bishop urges Trump to consider plight of 'transgender children,' illegal immigrants
The bishop urged President Trump to "have mercy" on illegal immigrants and said that "transgender children" are fearing for their lives.
On Wednesday's live stream, Tamara Ugolini and Drea Humphrey discussed far-left Washington, D.C. bishop Mariann Edgar Budde's sermon during Tuesday's National Prayer Service.
The bishop has faced criticism for injecting social justice issues into a speech delivered just a day after President Trump's inauguration.
In a direct plea to Trump, the bishop called for the president to "have mercy" on migrant families as well as “gay, lesbian and transgender children” who “fear for their lives."
President Trump condemned the bishop's remarks as "nasty" in a post to Truth Social. Trump added that the bishop is a "Radical Left hard line Trump hater."
"She was nasty in tone, and not compelling or smart. She failed to mention the large number of illegal migrants that came into our Country and killed people," the president wrote.
Despite the backlash, the bishop has defended her remarks. “I was trying to speak a truth that I felt needed to be said, but to do it in as respectful and kind a way as I could, and also to bring other voices into the conversation that had not been heard for some time,” Budde told ABC's "The View" on Wednesday.


COMMENTS
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Bruce Atchison commented 2025-01-23 22:03:24 -0500Woke bishops aren’t real believers in Christ. They only follow what they think he said rather than actually knowing what he commanded. Neither do they understand the context of the discussions he had and the times he was here on earth. Both testaments condemn perversion. Therefore real Christians must call out the sin in a caring way. And we know that breaking rules in sports is cheating. But many so-called Christians break God’s rules with no regard to what he commanded.
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Bernhard Jatzeck commented 2025-01-23 20:37:05 -0500The cleric was tactless in using an occasion of celebration to deride and insult Trump.