Bishop Doubles Down on Decision to Confront Trump at Inauguration Prayer Service: 'I Had What I Felt Was in My Heart to Say'

"I ask you to have mercy, Mr. President, on those in our communities whose children fear that their parents will be taken away, and that you help those who are fleeing war zones and persecution in their own lands to find compassion and welcome here," Budde said. (Credit: Getty Images)

The Bishop who requested "mercy" for LGBTQ+ children and immigrants at a prayer service attended by President Donald Trump has defended her decision to confront the President during the service.

"I've been preaching for a long time, and I've long since given up trying to read people's body language as I'm preaching because I'd be wrong most of the time," said Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde. "I had what I felt was in my heart to say, and I had to leave it to them, to all of us, to take from whatever my words were."