The Episcopalian bishop who called on President Donald Trump to "have mercy" on illegal aliens and transgender youth said that she would not apologize for the remarks.
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde's new comments on the incident came after the president on Wednesday asked the cleric to apologize for her remarks, which were delivered at a national prayer service for the inauguration where Trump and his family were present.
“I am not going to apologize for asking for mercy for others,” Budde told Time Magazine.
At the Service of Prayer for the Nation, which was held at the Washington National Cathedral, Budde asked Trump "to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared."
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