Bishop defends 'mercy' plea as Trump brands her 'nasty'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : The sermon came the day after Trump was inaugurated for the second time and after he had already enacted a list of executive orders - including curtailing a series of protections around LGBTQ+ rights.
53% : Reverend Mariann Budde pleading with him to have mercy on LGBTQ+ communities and migrants Reacting to reporters, Trump said he "didn't think it was a good service" and she could "do much better".
46% : The Biden administration had made efforts to broaden gender identity designations, including on passports, where US citizens have been able to select "X" as their gender marker since 2022, but that has now been revoked.
42% : At the end, Budde directly appealed to Trump to have mercy on LGBTQ+ people and undocumented migrant workers, saying: "You have felt the providential hand of a loving God.
42% : Peaceful protesters just outside the White House gates five years ago were dispersed with tear gas, flash grenades and rubber bullets, all reportedly so that Trump could visit the church.
39% : Trump said that only two sexes - male and female - will be recognised going forward, with the same order requiring the government to use the term "sex" rather than "gender".
32% : She was "outraged" in 2020 after Trump staged an appearance in front of her church, St. John's Episcopal Church, without advance notice to share "a message antithetical to the teachings of Jesus".
31% : Trump reacts to the Right
22% : The Right Reverend Mariann Budde plead with President Donald Trump to be kind towards communities in the United States who might be scared following his inauguration The bishop who pleaded with Donald Trump to have mercy on LGBTQ+ communities and migrants during a prayer service has defended her comments.
12% : Reverend Budde has criticised Trump before, rebuking his "racialised rhetoric" and blaming him for inciting violence on January 6, 2020.
5% : " Trump has since criticised Budde, labelling her "nasty" and a "Trump hater".

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.