Trump demands apology from ‘nasty’ bishop Mariann Budde after viewers claim JD Vance’s reaction to sermon ‘says it all’
Date: 2025-02-04
DONALD Trump has lashed out at the bishop who delivered a sermon at Tuesday’s National Prayer Service saying she wasn’t good at her job.
The president called Mariann Budde nasty and called on her to apologize in a fiery tirade in a Truth Social post on Wednesday morning.
The prayer service was held a day after Trump was sworn into office for the second time, reveled in his inauguration parade, and signed a flurry of executive actions.
He worked at breakneck speed to rapidly undo the past four years of Biden’s agenda by signing around 200 executive actions.
He shredded the previous administration’s record in his inaugural address, claiming Biden’s team couldn’t deal with “simple crises” at home.
Trump, his wife Melania, Vice President JD Vance, and Vance’s wife Usha sat in the front row at the National Prayer Service.
Trump’s son Eric, daughter Tiffany, and daughter-in-law Lara were seated behind.
But it was the reaction to a sermon delivered by Budde that raised eyebrows.
“In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” Budde told the congregation.
“There are gay, lesbian and transgender children, and Democratic and Republican and independent families, some who fear for their lives.”
Budde urged the president to have mercy on such groups.
Trump ripped Budde, claiming she was not compelling or smart, and he described the prayer service as “boring and uninspiring.”
“She brought her church into the World of politics in a very ungracious way,” he said.
“She was nasty in tone, and not compelling or smart.
“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!”
The president’s comments come after Vice President JD Vance’s reaction was caught on camera.
As Budde spoke, Vance turned to Usha and just had a disapproved look on his face.
“JD’s face at the woke sermon says it all,” one viewer said.
“I’m with JD,” another supporter said.
“JD Vance’s face at the woke sermon was so funny,” a fan posted on X.
“I don’t think Mike Pence would’ve been as funny.”
In another shot, Vance’s eyes were seen pointing in the direction of Trump and Melania.
Viewers were curious to know what Trump was thinking at the time.
Trump, sporting a trademark red tie, looked stone faced during the service.
“Trump had some good faces as well,” another chimed.
“Actually they are all confused about this.”
Social media users joked that they wouldn’t be able to pursue a career in politics because of their facial reactions.
“My facial expressions would get me in trouble,” an X user admitted.
STONY-FACED TRUMP
Following the service at the Washington National Cathedral, Trump said he didn’t think it was good.
“They can do much better,” he told reporters as he trooped back into the White House.
Budde later explained why she delivered the sermon.
She told CNN she wanted to remind people are “frightened.”
“I wanted to counter, as gently as I could, with a reminder of their humanity and their place in our wider community,” she said.
Budde also revealed she was addressing Trump directly.
“I was speaking to the president because I felt that he has this moment now where he feels charged and empowered to do what he feels called to do,” she added.
“There’s room for a broader compassion.
“We don‘t need to portray with a broad cloth in the harshest of terms, some of the most vulnerable people in our society who are in fact our neighbors, our friends, our children, our friends, children and so forth.”
FLURRY OF ACTION
Trump has wasted no time in reversing Biden’s agenda since being sworn in.
He signed executive orders that will pull the US from the World Health Organization and the Paris climate agreement.
Trump pulled the US out of the climate treaty during his first term.
He has also pardoned 1,500 people imprisoned over the January 6 Capitol protests.
Trump’s decision to issue the flurry of pardons sparked fury among top Democrats, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
The president also signed an executive order that delays the shutdown of TikTok in the US.
Trump said he’s open to Tesla mogul Elon Musk buying the app.
He also signed an order requiring an end to all government diversity, equality, and inclusion programs within 60 days.
And Trump wants to end birthright citizenship.
Trump vowed America’s decline was over and called his second term a common sense revolution.
Timeline of event: Election Day to Inauguration Day
Following his Election Day victory, Donald Trump will take the oath of office and cement his status as the 47th president of the United States.
Timeline of events: Election Day to Inauguration Day:
- November 5, 2024: Donald Trump defeats Vice President Kamala Harris by surpassing the necessary 270 Electoral College votes.
- November 6, 2024: Trump delivers his victory speech at an election night watch party in West Palm Beach, Florida, vowing to bring America back to its “golden age.”
- December 17, 2024: Designated state electors gather in their respective states to cast the official votes of their state’s winning candidate.
- December 25, 2024: The deadline for the Electoral College votes to arrive at the Senate president and national archivist.
- January 3, 2025: The new 119th United States Congress is sworn in.
- January 6, 2025: Congress meets to certify the Electoral College vote. Vice President Harris oversaw the count and certified her defeat.
- January 9, 2025: Present and former presidents, first ladies, and members of Congress gathered at the Washington National Cathedral for the state funeral of Jimmy Carter, the 39th United States president.
- January 10, 2025: President-elect Donald Trump is given an unconditional discharge sentence in his hush money case, cementing his status as the first felon to serve in the White House.
- January 18, 2025: The four-day inauguration ceremony begins with a reception and firework show at Trump’s golf course in Virginia.
- January 19, 2025: Trump will deliver remarks at a victory rally and will partake in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.
- January 20, 2025: Inauguration Day: a service at St. John’s church will take place first, followed by tea at the White House.
- The official presidential oath of office of Trump and JD Vance will start at noon EST.
- A farewell to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
- The day will conclude with three inaugural balls: the Commander-in-Chief Ball, the Liberty Inaugural Ball, and the Starlight Ball.
- January 21, 2025: A national prayer service will be held on Trump’s first full day in office.
