Bishop who called on Trump to show mercy: 'I have had people wish me dead'
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde said this week that she has had "people wish me dead" after she called on President Trump to "have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now" during an inaugural prayer service at the National Cathedral.
“I have had people wish me dead. I’m not sure they have threatened to kill me, but they seemed to be pleased if I met my eternal destiny sooner, rather than later,” the Episcopal bishop said during a Wednesday appearance on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow” show.
“And I would........
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