Watch the moment Donald Trump was left exasperated during a prayer service at Washington National Cathedral as a bishop directly confronted him over LGBT rights and immigration policies. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde used the interfaith service on Trump's first full day back in office to make an impassioned plea for mercy towards vulnerable

President Donald Trump began his first full day in office attending a prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral on Tuesday and got a sermon he may not have been expecting: an appeal to protect immigrants and respect gay rights.

Donald Trump was forced Tuesday to sit through a sermon by a bishop begging him to have "mercy" on gays and poor immigrants as the Republican celebrated the start to his second term as US president.

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Sky News Washington Correspondent Annelise Nielsen says the formalities have continued from US President Donald Trump’s inauguration as he attended a traditional prayer service. Washington National Cathedral's Mariann Edgar Budde urged Mr Trump to have “mercy” on marginalised groups in the US who fear for their lives,

Trump – who remained stone-faced during the lecture – called the service boring and uninspiring and said she owed the public an apology.

An Episcopal Church bishop directly addressed President Donald Trump at a worship service held at Washington National Cathedral Tuesday, where she pleaded with him to have mercy on LGBT individuals

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She also addressed Trump directly while he sat with his wife and the newly appointed vice president, wearing a red tie in the pew next to them.