Budde spent 18 years as a rector at St. Johns Episcopal Church in Minneapolis. She asked the president to reconsider his policies on LGBTQ folks, immigrants.

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde called on President Trump to have mercy on transgender children and immigrant families at a National Cathedral prayer service for the inauguration Tuesday, which went

MARIANN Budde is the current Bishop of Washington and she is supported in her duty by her dear husband Paul.  The bishop made headlines when she called for Trump to show “mercy” to LGBTQ

A day after Trump was forced to grimly endure the tough-talking service by Bishop Mariann Budde, the president derided the prelate as a “so-called bishop” and worse.

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

Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde is a prominent figure in the Episcopal Church, serving as the spiritual leader of 86 congregations and ten Episcopal schools across Washington, D.C., and parts of Maryland.

President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social about the sermon given by Episcopal Washington Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde at Tuesday’s inaugural prayer service. Budde was critical of the president and his agenda during the church service,

Reacting to the controversy, the bishop said her message was politicized but it was kind of a given that her message would be politicized, she said. "I think if you read what I said, I mean how could it not be politicized,