Bishop who asked Trump to 'have mercy' would welcome one-on-one talk

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : "I had what I felt was in my heart to say, and I had to leave it to them, to all of us, to take from whatever my words were.
64% : Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, who asked that President Trump "have mercy" on LGBTQ children and immigrants during a prayer service he attended Tuesday morning, said on ABC's "The View" Wednesday she would welcome a one-on-one conversation with Trump.
50% : " Budde, the first woman to serve as the spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, used Tuesday's prayer service for the inauguration to make a direct plea to Trump -- who sat in the first pew with First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance -- on behalf of "people in our country who are scared now.
50% : " She added that she has never been invited to speak one-on-one with Trump but would welcome the opportunity.
46% : Trump, who on Monday during his first hours in office signed executive orders on immigration and transgender rights, told reporters after the service that it was "not too exciting, was it?" "They could do much better," he said.
17% : Later, Trump wrote in a lengthy Truth Social post that Budde "is bad at her job" and called her service "uninspiring," "nasty in tone, and not compelling or smart."

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