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What to know about Mariann Budde, the bishop who upset Trump with her inaugural sermon

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The Right Rev. Mariann Budde made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service.

She said “the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals,” calling them “faithful members” of religious communities.

Budde , 65 , is the first woman to lead the Episcopal Diocese of Washington .

She thought phrasing her words to the president as a plea for mercy “was a very gentle way to do it because I was acknowledging his authority and his power” The national cathedral has long been the ceremonial home of high-profile political events.

Budde has joined other cathedral leaders in rebuking Trump ’s “racialized rhetoric” and blaming him for inciting violence.

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