Bishop lectures Trump on 'humility' and showing 'mercy' during national prayer service

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

72% : Trump attended a service at St. John's Church on the morning of his inauguration.
67% : Featured Local Savings Budde also lectured Trump and Vance on three foundations for national unity -- honoring the inherent dignity of every human being, honesty, and "humility.
66% : During Trump's first day of office, he signed an executive order to abolish "gender identity" in federal policy and a slew of others to clamp down on illegal immigration.
65% : Asked later at the White House what he thought of Budde's sermon, Trump said, "They could do much better."
62% : " Trump was accompanied Tuesday by first lady Melania Trump and other family members.
53% : Episcopal Washington Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde delivered a sermon that urged Trump to find "humility" and show "mercy" on those in the country "scared" by the power he now wields as the 47th president.
38% : Trump and Vance sat silently as Budde continued her speech with not-no-subtle swipes at their agenda, with the vice president looking especially not impressed.
23% : " Budde has spoken out against Trump before, writing an op-ed for the New York Times in 2020 saying she was "outraged by President Trump's use of the Bible and the backdrop of St. John's Church for his political purposes" during the summer of George Floyd protests.
23% : Trump was last at the National Cathedral on Jan. 9 for the memorial service for former President Jimmy Carter, who died in December.
18% : Budde wrote she was "horrified" that Trump "was threatening to use military force across America" while "peaceful protesters" were being forcibly removed from Lafayette Park.

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