Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde Appears On 'The View': No Apologies For Trump Sermon, Condemns "Culture Of Contempt"

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

67% : " Trump immediately griped about the sermon, telling reporters he "didn't think it was a good service."
42% : The bishop who publicly urged Donald Trump to "have mercy" on immigrants and LGBTQ people - and was dismissed as "a Radical Left hard line Trump hater" by the president - responded with an appearance, remotely, on ABC's The View today, giving a full-throated plea for "unity." Introduced by moderator Joy Behar (Whoopi Goldberg is out for the week) as a woman who has "more fearlessness than anyone in Congress right now," Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde said today, "My responsibility that morning, yesterday morning, was to reflect, to pray with the nation for unity...
38% : " During yesterday's inauguration prayer service at Washington National Cathedral, Budde said to Trump during her sermon, "In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.
21% : " Asked by The View's resident conservative Alyssa Farah Griffin if the bishop had considered voicing her concerns privately to Trump rather than during a public sermon, Budde said, "I've never been invited into a one-on-one conversation with President Trump, and I would welcome that opportunity.

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