The bishop leading Tuesday's official inaugural prayer service urged President Donald Trump to "have mercy" on his constituents, specifically naming LGBTQ people and immigrants.

The Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde’s remarks followed executive actions from Trump to crack down on immigration and roll back protections for trans people.

Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain says bishop was "out of touch" after she asked President Trump to "have mercy" on people in the country who are scared.

President Donald Trump wants an apology from Bishop Mariann Budde after she asked him for mercy during the national prayer service on Tuesday. During Tuesday’s prayer service, Budde asked Trump to have “mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.” Trump did not appreciate being scolded at and demanded an apology from her.

President Donald Trump attended the inaugural prayer service Tuesday at Washington National Cathedral, where a sermon on unity called out the president to "have mercy on the people in our country who are scared.

President Donald Trump began his first full day in office attending a prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday (January 21) and got a sermon he may not have been expecting: an appeal to protect immigrants and respect gay rights.

Donald Trump was confronted by a bishop who pleaded with him to show “mercy” to LGBT+ children and migrants at a prayer service on Tuesday, 21 January, a day after he was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.