Donald Trump said he “didn’t think it was a good service” after a member of clergy directly addressed the president during a sermon Tuesday, calling for him to have “mercy on the people in the country who are scared,” notably, immigrants and members of the LGBTQ community.
“Let me make one final plea, Mr. President, millions have put their trust in you, and as you told the nation yesterday, you have felt the providential hand of a loving God,”Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde said during her blessing, part of an interfaith National Prayer Service in honor of Trump’s inauguration. “In name of our Lord, I ask you to have mercy on the people in our country who are scared.”
She said there were “gay, lesbian and transgender children in Democratic, Republican and Independent families, some who fear for their lives.”
The bishop also referred to “the people who pick our products and clean our offices, who labor in poultry farms and wash the dishes at their restaurants and work the night shifts in hospitals.”
“They may not be citizens or have the proper documentation, but the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals. They pay taxes and are good neighbors.”
As he walked back into the White House, Trump first responded to a question about the service by asking the reporter what they thought.
“Not too exciting, was it?” he said. “I didn’t think it was a good service, no. They could do much better.”
Trump and his family reacted throughout the remarks. When Budde finished, Trump looked over at his vice president and said something, to which JD Vance shook his head.
Budde is the bishop for the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. The church's website describes her as an “advocate and organizer in support of justice concerns, including racial equity, gun violence prevention, immigration reform, the full inclusion of LGBTQ+ persons, and the care of creation.”
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