{"id":2394462,"date":"2025-01-23T17:27:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T22:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bishop-budde-not-going-to-apologize-to-trump-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-23T17:27:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T22:27:29","slug":"bishop-budde-not-going-to-apologize-to-trump-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bishop-budde-not-going-to-apologize-to-trump-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Bishop Budde &#8216;not going to apologize&#8217; to Trump &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbishop-budde-not-going-to-apologize-to-trump-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2394462&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Bishop Mariann Budde of the Episcopal Diocese \u2063of Washington has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-enough-votes-mcconnell-says-eliminating-60-vote-filibuster-is-dead\/\" title=\"\u2018Not Enough Votes\u2019 \u2013 McConnell Says Eliminating 60-Vote Filibuster is Dead\">publicly stated<\/a> that she will not apologize for her recent \u2063sermon \u2063in which she requested President Donald Trump to \u200dshow mercy towards\u200c vulnerable individuals. speaking from the Canterbury pulpit, Budde described her sermon as mild and respectful,\u200c aiming to encourage\u2063 compassion without\u200c being\u2062 confrontational. She emphasized the importance of asking\u2064 those in positions of \u200cgreat influence to consider the \u200cneeds of the most \u2062vulnerable in society.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bishop Budde &lsquo;not going to apologize&rsquo; to Trump for asking for mercy<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1946178\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/christianity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Episcopal<\/a> Bishop Mariann Budde said she is &ldquo;not going to apologize for asking for mercy for others,&rdquo; a plea she made to President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald&nbsp;Trump<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/prayers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Canterbury pulpit<\/a> on Tuesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;It was a pretty mild sermon,&rdquo; Budde said of her Tuesday sermon to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7209222\/bishop-mariann-budde-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Time<\/a><\/em>. &ldquo;It certainly wasn&rsquo;t a fire and brimstone sermon. It was as respectful and as universal as I could with the exception of making someone who has been entrusted with such enormous influence and power to have mercy on those who are most vulnerable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington speaks during a service outside St. John&rsquo;s Episcopal Church in Washington, in a Friday, June 19, 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-regulator-to-lift-boeing-737-max-grounding-in-january\/\" title=\"European regulator to lift Boeing 737 MAX grounding in January\">file photo<\/a>. (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During the National Prayer Service at the National Cathedral, Budde, 65, asked for Trump to have &ldquo;mercy&rdquo; for LGBTQ youth and illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let me make one final plea, Mr. President,&rdquo; Budde said. &ldquo;In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender children in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Budde&rsquo;s plea came following Trump&rsquo;s executive order, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/defending-women-from-gender-ideology-extremism-and-restoring-biological-truth-to-the-federal-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">declared<\/a> that a person&rsquo;s gender is determined by the sex they were born with at birth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I had a feeling that there were people watching what was happening and wondering, Was anyone going to say anything?&rdquo; Budde <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/22\/us\/trump-bishop-plea.html\">said<\/a> in an interview with the <em>New York Times<\/em>. &ldquo;Was anyone going to say anything about the turn the country&rsquo;s taking?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She also asked Trump to have mercy for &ldquo;communities whose children fear that their parents will be taken away.&rdquo; Trump has issued several executive orders to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-nominate-texas-sheriff-to-lead-ice\/\" title=\"Biden to Nominate Texas Sheriff to Lead ICE\">curb illegal immigration<\/a>. His administration is currently facing a lawsuit for his executive order to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">end birthright citizenship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They may not be citizens or have the proper documentation, but the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals,&rdquo; Budde said on Tuesday. &ldquo;They pay taxes and are good neighbors. They are faithful members of our churches and mosques, synagogues, and temples, I ask you to have mercy, Mr. President.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump did not appreciate Budde&rsquo;s words, taking to X to call Budde a &ldquo;so-called Bishop&rdquo; and &ldquo;Radical Left hard line Trump hater.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, Budde, who said she has garnered mass support for her sermon, told <em>Time<\/em> she has &ldquo;heard from many people who are grateful that someone was willing to speak on their behalf.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I hope that a message calling for dignity, respecting dignity, honesty, humility and kindness is resonating with people,&rdquo; Budde added. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m grateful for that. I&rsquo;m saddened by the level of vitriol that it has evoked in others, and the intensity of it has been disheartening.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&#8203;&#8203;<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Budde told the <em>New York Times<\/em> that she did not expect the fierce backlash, saying she has received death threats.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Maybe this was na&iuml;ve on my part, when I decided to plea to the president I thought it would be taken differently,&rdquo; Budde said, &ldquo;because it was an acknowledgment of his position, his power now, and the millions of people who put him there.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1946178\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1946178\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bishop Budde won&#8217;t apologize to Trump for her mercy plea<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2394463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bishop-Budde.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5447,49101,3634],"class_list":["post-2394462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-apology","tag-bishop-budde","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bishop-Budde.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2394462"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2394466,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394462\/revisions\/2394466"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2394463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2394462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2394462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2394462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}