Thousands Sign Christian Petition Backing Bishop Who Confronted Trump
Donald Trump about immigration and LGBTQ+ issues during the inaugural prayer service on Tuesday has received thousands of signatures.Newsweek has reached out to the White House via email for comment on Sunday morning.Budde made a direct plea to Trump during the service at the Washington National Cathedral, sparking backlash from the president and his allies.Trump has promised a mass deportation of people living in the United States illegally, often referring to them as criminals.
A New York Times/Ipsos poll, carried out from January 2 to 10, found 55 percent of voters strongly or somewhat supported such plans.
Eighty-eight percent supported "Deporting immigrants who are here illegally and have criminal records." Large majorities of Democrats and Republicans agreed that the immigration system is broken.Trump signed a flurry of executive orders on Monday including ones that targeted immigrants and the LGBTQ+ community, such as the one to end birthright citizenship of children born to people living in the U.S.
illegally and the one that said his administration will use "clear and accurate language and policies that recognize women are biologically female, and men are biologically male."Trump has touted his Christian support and during his inaugural address on Monday, he told America, "I was saved by God to make America great again," referring to his assassination attempt in July 2024.
