Donald Trump has launched an attack on Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, calling her “nasty” and demanding an apology for criticizing policies from the pulpit.
The bishop who spoke at the National Prayer Service on Tuesday morning criticised Trump’s policies from the pulpit, saying he is sowing fear among immigrants and LGBTQ individuals.
Trump took to his Truth Social platform to express his discontent, writing, “The so-called Bishop who spoke at the National Prayer Service on Tuesday morning was a Radical Left hard line Trump hater.” He further stated, “She brought her church into the World of politics in a very ungracious way. She was nasty in tone, and not compelling or smart.”
Budde told an unsmiling Trump, who was seated in the church’s front pew for the customary inaugural service next to his wife Melania: “I ask you to have mercy, Mr President.”
Asked what he thought about her remarks, Trump earlier said: “I didn’t think it was a good service.”
However, in his Truth Social post, Trump escalated his criticism, saying, “Apart from her inappropriate statements, the service was a very boring and uninspiring one. She is not very good at her job! She and her church owe the public an apology!”
Trump’s outburst comes after he issued measures to suspend the arrival of asylum seekers and expel migrants in the country illegally. He also decreed that only two sexes; male and female, but not transgender will be recognized.
AFP
