Watch: Bishop confronts Trump over 'mercy' for LGBT+ children

Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde makes 'one final plea' of mercy to TrumpSource Reuters

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00:00Let me make one final plea, Mr. President.

00:08Millions have put their trust in you, and as you told the nation yesterday, you have

00:13felt the providential hand of a loving God.

00:18In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are

00:29scared now.

00:32There are gay, lesbian, and transgender children in Democratic, Republican, and independent

00:40families, some who fear for their lives.

00:46And the people, the people who pick our crops and clean our office buildings, who labor

00:53in poultry farms and meatpacking plants, who wash the dishes after we eat in restaurants

00:58and work the night shifts in hospitals, they may not be citizens or have the proper documentation.

01:08But the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals.

01:12They pay taxes and are good neighbors.

01:16They are faithful members of our churches and mosques, synagogues, wudara, and temples.

01:26I ask you to have mercy, Mr. President, on those in our communities.