Washington National Cathedral Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde issued a plea to President Donald Trump during Tuesday’s inaugural prayer service following a list of executive orders targeting marginalized groups.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde's words reflect the values held by a majority of American Christians — a fact that Trump’s divisive rhetoric seeks to obscure.

Following a traditional inaugural prayer service at Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday, during which an Episcopal bishop called on President Donald Trump to 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."

Episcopal bishop of Washington, Mariann Edgar Budde, on Monday, urged Donald Trump to show compassion towards marginalised groups, including gay, lesbian, and transgender children, as well as undocumented immigrants.

Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington, is a prominent religious leader who advocates for social justice issues, including immigration and LGBTQ+ rights.

Rev. Mariann Budde called on the new president to “have mercy” on undocumented immigrants and sexual minorities who were targeted by his hardline Day One blizzard of executive orders.

Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders on LGBTQ issues and immigration within hours of being sworn in as president.

President Donald Trump is demanding an apology from the Episcopal bishop of Washington after she asked him to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and migrants in the United States illegally during a prayer service marking his inauguration.

I can't believe a so-called 'bishop' would stand up in church and ask President Trump to engage in some weird liberal behavior called 'mercy.'

President Donald Trump has defended his decision to pardon people convicted of assaulting police officers during the attack on the Capitol and suggests there could be a place in U.S. politics for the Proud Boys extremist group,

During a prayer service at Washington's National Cathedral, Mariann Edgar Budde urged President Trump to show compassion toward LGBTQ individuals and immigrants.

The Rt Rev Mariann Edgar Budde, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, delivered the sermon at a prayer service on Tuesday morning attended by Mr Trump, his wife Melania, JD Vance and his wife Usha.