周二，在华盛顿国家大教堂举行传统的就职祈祷仪式后，一名主教拜访了总统唐纳德·特朗普为了表示对性少数群体人和移民的“仁慈”，他告诉记者布道“不太令人兴奋”，并补充说他“不认为这是一个好的服务”
国家祈祷服务是总统宣誓就职时参加的几个活动之一。
“你觉得怎么样?你喜欢吃吗?你觉得它令人兴奋吗?不太令人兴奋，是吗?我不认为这是一个好的服务，不，”特朗普在服务结束后对记者说。
然后，在周三早上的一篇真实社交帖子中，特朗普称华盛顿主教Mariann Edgar Budde牧师为“激进的左翼强硬派特朗普仇恨者”。
“她以一种非常不礼貌的方式将她的教会带入了政治世界。她语气恶劣，既不令人信服也不聪明，”特朗普说。
“除了她那些不恰当的言论之外，葬礼非常无聊，毫无新意。她不太擅长她的工作!她和她的教会欠公众一个道歉!”特朗普补充道。
巴德对特朗普的批评进行了辩护，她在周三接受美国广播公司(ABC)的《观点》(The View)采访时表示，她试图创造“团结”，并“反击如此分裂和极化的叙事”。
“我想强调尊重每个人的荣誉和尊严，基本的诚实和谦逊，然后我也意识到团结需要一定程度的怜悯——怜悯、同情和理解，”她说。
“我试图说出一个我觉得有必要说出来的事实，但尽可能以尊重和友好的方式说出来，”她补充道。“同时也让其他声音参与到对话中来……这些声音已经有一段时间没有在公共场所听到了。”
当被问及她是否有机会与总统一对一地分享她的想法时，巴德说她没有被邀请，但会欢迎这个机会，并将“像我对任何人一样尊重”她补充说，邀请必须由他发出。
在她的布道中，巴德直接从讲坛上向特朗普发表了讲话。
“以我们的上帝的名义，我请求你怜悯我们国家现在感到恐惧的人民。在民主党、共和党和独立家庭中都有同性恋、女同性恋和变性儿童，有些人担心自己的生命安全，”巴德说。
“他们可能不是公民或没有适当的文件，但绝大多数移民都不是罪犯，”她继续说道。“他们纳税，是好邻居。他们是我们教堂、清真寺、犹太教堂、寺院和寺庙的忠实成员。总统先生，我请求你怜悯我们社区中那些孩子害怕父母被带走的人，并帮助那些逃离战区和在自己土地上遭受迫害的人在这里找到同情和欢迎。”
在整个布道过程中，坐在前排座位上的特朗普表情坚忍，翻阅着他的节目单，扫视着房间。
他只在唱赞美诗时抬起头，有时随着音乐移动他的头。有人看到梅兰妮·特朗普忍住呵欠，转过身来保持警惕。
特朗普家族的大多数成员都坐在特朗普夫妇的后面。
布德主教此前曾公开反对特朗普。
2020年，在特朗普命令国民警卫队用催泪瓦斯驱散抗议者以展示倒置的《圣经》照片后，她批评总统利用教堂和《圣经》为自己的行为辩护。
对...说话美国广播公司的早安美国巴德说，总统的拍照“好像是对一条与耶稣教义和正义之神对立的信息的精神认可和辩护。”
Trump slams sermon asking him to show 'mercy' toward LGBTQ people, immigrants
Following a traditional inaugural prayer service at Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday, during which an Episcopal bishop called on PresidentDonald Trumpto show "mercy" toward LGBTQ people and immigrants, he told reporters the sermon "wasn't too exciting" and added he "didn't think it was a good service."
The National Prayer Service was one of several events presidents attend around being sworn in.
"What did you think? Did you like it? Did you find it exciting? Not too exciting, was it? I didn't think it was a good service, no," Trump said to reporters following the service.
Then, in a Truth Social post early Wednesday morning, Trump called the bishop of Washington, the Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, "a Radical Left hard line Trump hater."
"She brought her church into the World of politics in a very ungracious way. She was nasty in tone, and not compelling or smart," Trump said.
"Apart from her inappropriate statements, the service was a very boring and uninspiring one. She is not very good at her job! She and her church owe the public an apology!" Trump added.
Budde defended her sermon against Trump's criticism, telling ABC's "The View" on Wednesday that she sought to create "unity" and to "counter the narrative that is so divisive and polarizing."
"I wanted to emphasize respecting the honor and dignity of every human being, basic honesty and humility and then I also realized that unity requires a certain degree of mercy -- mercy and compassion and understanding," she said.
"I was trying to speak a truth that I felt needed to be said, but to do it as respectful and kind a way as I could," she added. "And also to bring other voices into the conversation … voices that had not been heard in the public space for some time."
When asked if she had an opportunity to share her thoughts one-on-one with the president, Budde said she had not been invited but would welcome the opportunity and would be "as respectful as I would with any person." She added that the invitation would have to come from him.
In her sermon, Budde addressed Trump directly from the pulpit.
"In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian and transgender children in Democratic, Republican and independent families, some who fear for their lives," Budde said.
"They may not be citizens or have the proper documentation, but the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals," she continued. "They pay taxes and are good neighbors. They are faithful members of our churches and mosques, synagogues, gurdwara and temples. I ask you to have mercy, Mr. President, on those in our communities whose children fear that their parents will be taken away, and that you help those who are fleeing war zones and persecution in their own lands to find compassion and welcome here."
Throughout the sermon, Trump, in the front pew, had a stoic expression, flipping through his program and scanning the room.
He looked up only during the hymns, sometimes moving his head to the music. Melania Trump was seen stifling a yawn and shifting around to stay alert.
A majority of Trump family members were seated behind the Trumps.
Bishop Budde has previously spoken out against Trump.
In 2020, following Trump's ordering of the National Guard to disperse protestors with tear gas to stage a photo-op with an upside-down Bible, she criticized the president for using the Church and a Bible to justify his actions.
Speaking toABC's Good Morning America, Budde said the president's photo-op was "as if it were spiritual validation and justification for a message that is antithetical to the teachings of Jesus and to the God of justice."
