Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform in the middle of the night Tuesday, early Wednesday to rant about a pastor who called him out during her sermon at a prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral, while the president was in attendance.
The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, asked Trump to have “mercy” on those “scared” about his return to the White House and the effect his policies may have on them, such as LGBTQ children and undocumented immigrants.
Watch Budde’s speech here:
Trump, though, flipped out on social media, ripping Budde as a “so-called Bishop” who was a “Radical Left hard line Trump hater.”
“She brought her church into the World of politics in a very ungracious way,” Trump fumed. “She was nasty in tone, and not compelling or smart.”
Trump then peddled his usual anti-immigrant rhetoric, adding: “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.”
The returning president’s oft-touted claim that foreign jails are being emptied and that the freed prisoners are being sent to the U.S. remains unproven.
Trump concluded: “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!”
Trump, who has promised that free speech will now return to America, had earlier told a pool reporter of the sermon, “Not too exciting, was it.”
Read Trump’s full rant here:
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