Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde is the only person who, in these days, has dared to publicly confront Donald Trump.

By Jorge Ramos (Confidencial)

HAVANA TIMES – It is a unique opportunity. You are standing in front of the most powerful man in the world. He has just become, once again, the President of the United States, and it is his first full day in office after returning to the White House. It is an old tradition to go to church on the morning of the first day of the presidency. You have a microphone, and he doesn’t.

There are reporters from everywhere. Cameras are pointing at you. Hundreds of people are sitting, waiting for your sermon at the Washington National Cathedral. The event is broadcast internationally. Millions of people will listen. You take the pulpit, surrounded by red and white flowers, and an awkward silence is created. Almost no one knows who you are. But soon, they will.

What would you have done?

The options were very clear. You could give a very generic speech, with religious tones, talking about unity and reconciliation. In fact, everyone would have expected something like that. And in the end, no one would have remembered the speech or your name. The alternative was to become a rebel and tell the new president,........

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