The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, has voiced concern about Donald Trump’s language and conduct for years.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, Washington's first female and 9th Episcopal Bishop, smiles during her consecration service at the Washington National Cathedral Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. (Carolyn Kaster/AP) ...

Evan Vucci. Rev. Mariann Budde leads the national prayer service attended by President Donald Trump at the Washington National Cathedral, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington.

At a sermon preached to President Trump at Washington National Cathedral, Bishop Mariann Budde asked him to "have mercy" on people who are "scared," including LGBTQ+ children.

It was not the first time she had made a public appeal to him. The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, criticized the newly sworn-in president during his first term ...

Rev. Mariann Budde leads the national prayer service attended by President Donald Trump at the Washington National Cathedral, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington.

Bishop Mariann Budde was removed from the Washington National Cathedral after asking U.S. President Donald Trump for "mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now." ...

Budde felt some of that pushback when she processed down the aisle of the cathedral after the ... Exhibit A is Episcopalian Bishop Mariann Budde, who led the National Prayer at Washington Cathedral.

Who is Mariann Edgar Budde? The Washington bishop made a public plea to Trump in his inauguration service – and he later called her a ‘radical left hard line Trump hater’ ...

The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Washington, made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service.

Claim: Bishop Mariann Budde was removed from the Washington National Cathedral after asking U.S. President Donald Trump for ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Right Rev. Mariann Budde made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service. It was not the first time the ...