As Trump demands apology, Washington bishop explains her call for mercy toward those living in fear

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : " Later in the day Jan. 21, Trump made clear his distaste for the sermon when asked about it by reporters, saying he "didn't think it was a good service."
49% : Budde confirmed she was looking directly at Trump while speaking to him from the pulpit.
48% : " Trump, though not a member of the Washington National Cathedral, had attended the cathedral's Service of Prayer for the Nation with his family and members of his new administration, including Vice President JD Vance.
47% : Plans for the cathedral's post-inauguration service were announced in October, before Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in November to win the presidency for a second time.
47% : " Later, in her interview with CNN, she explained why she thought it important to address Trump directly at the end of her sermon.
38% : A day earlier, after his Jan. 20 inauguration, Trump had issued a series of executive orders, including several intended to address what he declared was a national emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border.
35% : Budde, in her sermon, did not identify or criticize any specific policy promoted by Trump.
29% : "It was extremely inappropriate for you to use the pulpit to lash out at President Trump during today's service.
25% : " Some critics of Budde's sermon argued it was inappropriate for her to preach directly to Trump - or to any individual member of a worshipping community.
24% : During the campaign Trump had promised to enact mass deportations, and in his social media post about Budde's sermon, he added, without evidence, that a "large number of illegal migrants" had entered the United States and killed people as part of a "giant crime wave.
24% : " Los Angeles Bishop John Harvey Taylor went further in his Facebook post about the sermon, saying Budde had "held Trump accountable to his face for ten years of hate speech.
20% : " Budde, in her sermon, had asked Trump to show mercy to "the people in our country who are scared now," and she specifically held up the fears felt by many LGTBQ+ people and immigrants at the start of Trump's second term.

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