Trump launches savage attack on bishop who asked for 'mercy' for minorities

[dalton99a]

https://www.politico.eu/article/donld-trump-launches-savage-attack-on-bishop-mariann-budde-who-asked-for-mercy-for-minorities-lgbtq-immigrants/

Trump launches savage attack on bishop who asked for ‘mercy’ for minorities
U.S. president calls the clergywoman a “Radical Left hard line Trump hater,” “ungracious,” “nasty” and “not compelling or smart.”
January 22, 2025 11:35 am CET
By Seb Starcevic

U.S. President Donald Trump hit out Wednesday at a bishop who directly called on him to show mercy to immigrants and LGBTQ+ people.

During the inaugural prayer service Tuesday at the Washington National Cathedral attended by Trump, Vice President JD Vance and their families, the Right Rev Mariann Budde delivered a sermon in which she appealed to Trump to be merciful to minorities, “some who fear for their lives.”

“In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy on the people in our country who are scared now,” Budde said, referring to “gay, lesbian and transgender children in Democratic, Republican and independent families.”

Most “immigrants are not criminals,” she added. “They pay taxes and are good neighbors.”

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[NotHardly]

63. Trump is just hoping someone will do her harm.

[flashman13]

68. "Will no one rid me of this troublesome priest?" It's called plausible deniability.

Four knights of Henry II household murdered Beckett in Canterbury Cathedral. It's really stochastic terrorism.

[keep_left]

72. As you mentioned, see also: definition for "stochastic terrorism".

Here are some links from the past few years.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218378320#post6

This mentality has polluted the airwaves for 40 years now with increasing stridency and progressively less and less deniability. Some of the "hot talk" shock jocks (starting with the execrable Michael Savage, IMO) have been calling for blood for years, barely concealed behind eliminationist rhetoric. And now online, we have the worst of the worst: OAN, NewsMax, RSBN, PraegerU, ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stochastic_terrorism
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2011/1/10/934890/-
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/10/25/1807187/-DailyKos-member-s-term-stochastic-terrorism-enters-the-Mainstream-Lexicon-in-timely-fashion

[ck4829]

2. I'm a discordian/agnostic... but I think I might call myself an Episcopalian for a while

I'm also going to turn this into a thread of its own, I have something that needs to be said.

[Swede]

3. Mercy is for suckers.

I guess?

[Butterflylady]

32. Don't forget losers too....

[Kid Berwyn]

4. "A nasty woman."

A nasty Bishop.

And the world’s plutocrats who foisted a moronic, insane NAZI traitor on America to destroy democracy think anything’s perfect.

[PatSeg]

50. That word "nasty"

sums up how Trump feels about women in general. I don't think I've ever heard him use it for a man.

[Kid Berwyn]

56. Me neither, PatSeg. Heard him call men he fears or who've hurt him, a "disgrace."

Disgrace must be what his parents called him growing up.

Today, his fractured ego and tiny mushroom of an id prevent him from cross-pollinating his go-to insults.

History will remember his as the worst thing to happen to the United States of America.

Personally, we know he's the culmination of all the worst things since Prescott Bush and his co-conspirators worked to overthrow FDR.

[calimary]

98. That seems to be one of donald's favorite go-to words.

“Disgrace”. He clings to it like a drowning man to a life preserver.

Very shallow guy. But cunning.

[PatSeg]

99. Yes, I can hear his mother's voice

telling him he's "a disgrace" repeatedly throughout his childhood. Maybe it was his father, but somehow it sounds more like his mother to me.

So many things that he says repeatedly are obviously from his childhood. The man is such an open book, it is uncanny how he fooled tens of millions of people.

[calimary]

102. Yep. I think you're onto something.

[PatSeg]

100. Yes, absolutely the worst

In his case "disgrace" is an understatement. An abomination would be more appropriate.

[Texin]

76. I'm going to posit this thought about how he uses the word "nasty" when targeting women in general: I would bet my last

dime that he heard that description of an act as "nasty" by his mother about some or many of the things he himself was doing to elicit them throughout his (eternal) childhood.

[PatSeg]

101. Bingo, I think you nailed it

[JoseBalow]

92. I just KNEW he was going to call her a nasty bishop

Such a predictable, petty, and pathetic little clown.

[GoCubsGo]

5. Of course he did.

You'll notice that gutless bag of shit didn't have the courage to say that shit to her face when he had the chance. He waited to spew his vomit on his social media, like the lily-livered coward that he is. Now, he'll go hide behind the thugs he just pardoned, because that's what chickenshit bullies do..

[dalton99a]

6. +1. He'll sic his Proud Boys on her

[no_hypocrisy]

10. I thought the same thing. But the only thing holding him back would be

someone would tell him if she were harmed, it would make her a martyr and reduce his influence.

[Ocelot II]

16. "Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest?"

[dalton99a]

18. Precisely.

[BOSSHOG]

11. And he had someone else fire the Female Coast Guard 4 Star Admiral

Who has done exemplary job. Trump is a woman abuser in absentia. You are spot on my friend. Trump, coward in chief.

[dalton99a]

13. +1. He loved to fire people on Twitter behind their backs

[GoCubsGo]

14. He has always had other people do his firing.

Even the decisions made on his idiotic game show were made by the producers. He just spewed the "You're fired!" line for them.

[CrispyQ]

80. For all his "You're fired!" on a soundstage, he never fired anyone in his last administration face-to-face.

IIRC, he even had his bodyguard leave a note on someone's desk that they were fired.

They guy is such a fake. I waver between disgust & embarrassment for the people I know who voted for this piece of shit.

[GoCubsGo]

84. Yup, that's what I'm saying.

He's full of shit. Any embarrassment ever felt for his voters was gone by the end of the first day of his first term. Now, I have nothing but pure disgust for them.

[no_hypocrisy]

7. Trump is proving himself to be anti-Christian.

I think he actually hates real Christians. The ones who follow the teachings of Jesus. Trump is the descendent of the Philistines who called for Jesus to be murdered in the name of protecting The People.

First, he didn't even try to pretend when he didn't even hover his hand over The Bible when he took his Oath of Office. His hand, wrist, and arm were hanging down by his side. Hey Donald! Did Satan tell you to do that?

Then he scowled at Rev Mariann Budde during her entreaties from The Pulpit. After the church service, he insulted her. Didn't say he didn't agree with everything. He denounced her and her brand of Christianity and the social justice that goes with it.

And overnight, Trump didn't hold back on his animosity and hatred towards Rev Budde. He hates her courage and integrity. If he could send some newly-released Proud Boys to visit her, he would.

Not only does this reveal Trump's false character as the "Defender of the Faith," but it also shows the religious hypocrisy of the power-hungry evangelical Christians. Namely Franklin Graham.

[Ocelot II]

19. Maybe *the* Antichrist isn't real, but it's hard to deny the existence of *an* antichrist

when you see one in action on live TV.

[Nixie]

8. I'm only surprised he waited so long.

I’m sure he’s working on getting her exiled.

[niyad]

28. Mike collins (r-asshole) already demanded that she be deported.

[tornado34jh]

75. She was born in New Jersey, so she can't be deported

By his logic, if he wants to do go that route, maybe we should deport him, no more high road anymore. I'm tired of their hypocrisy.

[SilasSouleII]

86. Deported to where?

Is she an immigrant?

[niyad]

88. No. But mikey is an ignorant asshole.

[Walleye]

9. Yes, how dare this woman speak up. What does she think? It's a free country?

[Ocelot II]

12. He just can't stand it when anyone, especially a woman, says anything

suggesting the sun doesn't shine out his fat orange ass. She didn't insult him or berate him; she just asked him in the name of God to show mercy to groups of people who were being harmed by government action. His response shows us once again that he's a horrible person. In fact, if the Antichrist were a real thing, he'd be a strong candidate for that position. I'm surprised he didn't leave scorch marks where he was sitting.

I'm a lapsed Episcopalian and I might start going to church again.

[delisen]

15. MAGA turns on Christianity. Attacks the words of Jesus Christ

Who among the monied evangelicals will join him in the attack ?

[yellowcanine]

17. Trump is BUTT HURT by Bishop Budde!

[LuckyCharms]

20. Ah, so he strikes out against someone who asked him to show mercy.

That's all she did...asked him to show mercy.

And his little feelings couldn't couldn't handle that simple request.

[allegorical oracle]

21. Video of that event is amazing. Camera was on The Family as it reacted to the Bishop's

words. Lots of smirks and eye rolling. But if looks could kill, Melaria murdered the Bishop. Have never seen anyone look so mean. Hope Budde keeps her job.

[AloeVera]

25. I'm glad you saw it too.

The range of "emotions" on faces was a sight to behold. From utter blankness and indifference, to the angry contempt of Vance, to the smiling evil smirk on Melania. I don't use the word evil lightly but what I saw on her face just froze me. She could not contain her glee or disdain. Never want to look at that face again.

[dalton99a]

31. +1. The Slovenian sex worker is just as amoral and sadistic as he is

[bromeando]

67. Malania

She works hard for the money

[allegorical oracle]

43. Cold as ice, wasn't it? Actually stunned me. Also standing out was the youngest daughter, Tiffany --

she looked as if she wanted to laugh, but stifled it and just rolled her eyes. The family reminds me of a nest of snakes.

[dalton99a]

59. +1. All evil trash. Mary is the only Trump relative who is decent.

[Martin Eden]

22. Reverend Budde, by putting the teachings of Jesus in the context of the occasion

Will now be a villain in the eyes of "Christians" who voted for Trump.

[vanlassie]

49. And a saint to the rest of us. Worldwide.

[Quiet Em]

23. Trump is a degenerate con artist

who is incapable of showing mercy or compassion.

[DENVERPOPS]

65. In reality,

a malignant narcissist, who is also a true psychopath, as well as a sadist......

The perfect trifecta of a horrid sub-human organism...........

[Martin Eden]

24. This reminds me of what John Pavlovitz said during Christmas

If you're celebrating the mass deportations of distraught, exhausted human beings seeking refuge, you probably shouldn't be singing Christmas songs about s baby "with no crib for a bed."

[kacekwl]

26. The bible is my favorite book

and back the blue two of trumps biggest lies.

[azureblue]

96. Jesus' words

Matthew 25: 41 - 46, the very words of Jesus:
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’
44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’
45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’
46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

[bucolic_frolic]

27. That's right Christian of you, Mr. Trump! /nt

[NoMoreRepugs]

30. As Gawds chosen one the SlobFather knows who's naughty or nice. Or is it

ignorant or smart?

[Beck23]

33. At least he can't remove her from her position

.. like he did (like Hegseth did) the head of the Coast Guard.

[Emile]

34. Sounds like he needs butt-hurts salve.

[Emile]

37. Special Formula No. 47 will be ready for release

in near future.

[niyad]

35. The Right Reverend Mariann Budde, Bishop of Washington, also

criticized him in 2020 for that disgusting bible photo op. He has been holding a grudge for a long time.

[Beringia]

42. How does he have room in his brain for anything else but grudges

[niyad]

44. I wish I knew.

[3catwoman3]

83. He doesn't.

[peggysue2]

36. The Bishop's words were respectful but to the point. She pleaded for mercy for the vulnerable.

Trump's response was the same as always: petty and ignorant because he's a thin-skinned man-baby, unable to handle any criticism. His ego cannot permit a single word against him.

Truth to Power.

Keep it going!

In fact, I would like to see many more religious leaders: pastors, ministers, priests, clergy of every sort to join Bishop Budde in publicly renouncing Trump and his vile hatred. That would be music to the ears. Better late than never.

[PortTack]

54. Many thought Michelle Obama was wrong for saying when they go low, we go high. She was instead spot on

She wasn’t talking about sitting silently, or smiling and saying it’s okay to those that wish to end our democracy and cause pain and suffering…she was talking about this. These kinds of words and actions placed at just the right time and the right place that make a huge difference.

This is the high road. 47…so mad because it’s the truth, he knows it and he knows it resonated with the American ppl.

[hadEnuf]

62. Trump 100% thinks he is king.

And no one shall speak opposite of the king.

[peggysue2]

66. Even Kings can be beheaded (metaphorically speaking, of course)

Think Charles I (his beheading was all too real) as was Louis XVI's.

Tyrants have their moment in the sun. Until they don't.

We need to keep the shade machine in full gear.

[dalton99a]

71. .

[YorkRd]

38. There is nothing more important than appearing to be religious. Niccolo Machiavelli

Trump wouldn’t put his hand on the Bible and now him and his billionaire buddies engaging in sickening Christian cosplay

[dalton99a]

47. +1. Hitler had fully discarded belief in Judeo-Christianity by 1937 but continued to use God in speeches

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_views_of_Adolf_Hitler

[delisen]

39. Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy in Washington DC

McElroy is an outspoken defender of migrants

Hopefully the Episcopal and Catholic Church will be on the same page in upholding the words of Jesus Christ in Luke 10:25-37 and elsewhere in the New Testament .

[Wiz Imp]

40. More proof (as if any more was needed) that proves that MAGA supporters who claim to be "christian" are totally

full of shit. There is nothing remotely Christian in their thoughts and actions. They follow the exact opposite of the teachings of Jesus Christ. These people need to be called out on this hypocrisy every single day.

[Beringia]

41. What a Horror Show

[StarryNite]

45. I'm worried for her.

Particularly since he just released his flying monkeys who now know they can do anything and not be held accountable as long as it's for their felon leader.

[Emile]

89. It would be an awful bad look for Trump if

something ever happens to her.

[StarryNite]

90. He doesn't care how he looks.

The insurrection was a bad look for him too but yet here we are.

[Bo Zarts]

46. Why am I reminded of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and his opposition to Hitler?

Why does Nazism seem to be a common denominator in most things Thumpian nowadays? Why is yet another woman, this time one speaking truth to power, again called "nasty" by Trump?

Three questions to which, I think, we all know the answers.

[dalton99a]

48. +1. And we know what happened to him

[Beck23]

77. Also remember Niemoller..

Although he was a little late in his criticism.

[Beck23]

74. He can't fire her, but...

He can attack the Episcopal Church.

[Callie1979]

51. ALWAYS uses the word "nasty" when its a woman.

Its his go-to

[Harker]

52. Bishop takes pawn. n/t.

[Emrys]

53. If you can't stand the heat, get out of the church.

And take that poxy autographed sacreligious abomination of a Bible with you.

[William769]

55. Grace vs. hate

Grace won this round.

[surfered]

57. There's a reason he didn't put his hand on the Bible when swearing his Oath.

[Seinan Sensei]

58. Trump is anti-Christ

[PortTack]

60. Thing is ...she was very compelling...and he knows it!

[spanone]

61. He's a fucking pig.

trmp doesn't do mercy.

[ananda]

64. Most people don't understand monsters with no conscience.

Especially if they're white.

[Figarosmom]

69. She was followong

The missives of the church. The Pope asked for the same thing.

[Beck23]

78. The Catholic and Episcopal leadership...

Of DC are in agreement.

[Beck23]

70. Bishop Budde is a modern Dietrich Bonhoeffer

[Grammy23]

73. Kind of makes me hope there is an afterlife

Where tRump will get to face the consequences that he can’t buy off or scare away. I’d pay money to see HIM beg for mercy and watch his face as he gets back what he dealt out to others. No soup for you, ya asshat!

[LaMouffette]

79. Watching Mariann Budde was as gratifying as seeing the photo of Nancy Pelosi scolding Trump. Both of these

women tower over that puny, weak, petty loser. Two incredibly brave and righteous women!

The look on Trump's face was priceless.

[Klarkashton]

81. They were all utterly humiliated by that Bishop.

They didn't see it coming and that makes it extra humiliating.

[UTUSN]

82. My reply to MAGA comments attacking the Bishop on a couple of wingnut tabloids:

The bishop channeled the authentic Jesus message, totally unlike the reality show "men of God" charlatans hired at the inauguration on a MAGA version of their own DEI.

[markpkessinger]

95. In the Episcopal Church, one of the baptismal vows is to "respect the dignity of every human being" . . .

. . . and every time a baptism takes place during a public service, the entire congregation reaffirms its commitment to those vows. It's something the Episcopal Church takes very seriously. In calling for compassion and mercy toward groups whose dignity Trump has not respected, and indeed has demeaned, Bp, Budde was acting in accordance with her own baptismal vows and consistent with her pastoral role as a bishop of the Episcopal Church. She has absolutely nothing to apologize for!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

85. MaddowBlog-Following sermon, Trump and his allies target Episcopal bishop

Religion must be celebrated, protected and venerated, Trump apparently thinks — just so long as the faith community is telling him what he wants to hear.

Religion must be celebrated, protected, and venerated, Trump apparently thinks — just so long as the faith community is telling him what he wants to hear. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-01-22T15:40:00.109Z

Link to tweet

Donald Trump is not often forced to listen to those who disagree with him, and when the newly inaugurated president is confronted with his critics, he tends to unravel. The Republican’s debate meltdowns, for example, have become the stuff of legend......

Hours later, shortly after midnight, the president abandoned subtlety and published a far more forceful rebuke to his social media platform. It read in its entirety:

The so-called Bishop who spoke at the National Prayer Service on Tuesday morning was a Radical Left hard line Trump hater. She brought her church into the World of politics in a very ungracious way. She was nasty in tone, and not compelling or smart. She failed to mention the large number of illegal migrants that came into our Country and killed people. Many were deposited from jails and mental institutions. It is a giant crime wave that is taking place in the USA. 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!

There’s no point in fact-checking every error of fact and judgment in the president’s online harangue. The Rev. Edgar Budde is not a “so-called” bishop; there is no “giant crime wave”; Trump’s line about “mental institutions” has long been ridiculous, etc.....

Take a moment to imagine what would happen if a progressive House Democrat called for an American religious leader to be kicked out of the country for delivering a sermon he or she disagreed with.

What’s more, whether Republicans appreciate this or not, the more they whined about the bishop’s sermon, the more likely it became that the public would hear what Budde had to say. The Streisand Effect is, after all, a real phenomenon.

Let’s also not forget that for many congressional Republicans, including House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, there was a Biden-era “scandal” about officials targeting and harassing religious leaders. It was nonsense, of course, though it’s hard not to notice that these same GOP leaders have far less to say about their allies targeting Budde......

The post-inaugural national prayer service, however, shed light on the limits of the president’s approach: Religion must be celebrated, protected, respected and venerated, Trump apparently thinks — just so long as the faith community is telling him what he wants to hear.

[Wingus Dingus]

87. That's what the Antichrist would do, right after not swearing the oath on the Bible

[LetMyPeopleVote]

91. I stand with her

[bernieb]

93. So proud

I'm a practicing Episcopalian. I'm so proud one of my bishops had the courage to speak out when she had him as a captive audience. He can savage her, but many of the church will stand behind her. I hope priests all over America take her lead and do the same thing from the pulpit.

[twodogsbarking]

94. here from George Carlin

When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat.

[iemanja]

97. What a petty, little tyrant.

[IzzaNuDay]

103. Wonder if Pope Francis is watching this. Hope he speaks out.

Sometimes he may speak up on this. Yeah, he’s Catholic, but he probably would have said the same thing to the dotard.