Trump demands apology, criticizes bishop's prayer service remarks

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : " Trump signed a flurry of executive orders Monday, including one recognizing only two sexes -- male and female -- and others restricting immigration, carrying out his campaign promise to target migrants, especially those who have committed crimes in the U.S. He signed an order effectively pausing refugee admissions for a minimum of three months, signed an order that seeks to boost detention capacity in the U.S. to house migrants and said he would end birthright citizenship for children born to people living without legal status in the U.S. He also reinstituted the "Remain in Mexico" program, which requires asylum-seekers to stay in Mexico until their U.S. immigration court date, and he shut down the Customs and Border Patrol (CBP)
42% : She and her church owe the public an apology!" Hours earlier, Budde made a plea to Trump during her sermon as he was sitting in the first pew at the service.
32% : President Trump early Wednesday morning slammed the reverend at a National Cathedral prayer service for the inauguration who called on him to have mercy on transgender children and immigrant families.
28% : And, she called on Trump to aid people fleeing war zones and persecution.
27% : Others have joined Trump in criticizing the Bishop's remarks, including Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.), who said on the social platform X that "the person giving this sermon should be added to the deportation list.
20% : Budde also told Trump that people in our country are scared of his presidency.
17% : " Trump also called on her and the church to apologize to him.
15% : Trump, in a lengthy post on Truth Social, called Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde's remarks "nasty" and not smart.

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