EXCLUSIVE: GOP Rep Unveils Resolution Condemning Left-Wing Bishop’s ‘Distorted Message’ During National Prayer Service

Republican Oklahoma Rep. Josh Brecheen unveiled a resolution Thursday condemning left-wing Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde’s sermon during the National Prayer Service that called for the protection of transgender kids and illegal migrants.

Budde pleaded with President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance to “have mercy” on those who allegedly “fear for their lives” with the president returning to the Oval Office, drawing visible displeasure from Vance and members of the Trump family during Tuesday’s inaugural prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral.

Brecheen’s resolution denounces Budde for “promoting political bias instead of advocating for the full counsel of biblical teaching” during her sermon, according to the resolution’s text exclusively obtained by the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation.

“Today, I introduced a resolution to fully condemn the distorted message that was preached at President Trump during the National Prayer Service on Monday,” Brecheen told the DCNF in a statement. “I strongly urge my colleagues to act quickly on this resolution to show President Trump that the sermon given is not reflective of the faith community at large.”

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The conservative House lawmaker left the inaugural prayer service in protest early following Budde’s decision to engage in political activism during her sermon, according to a post Brecheen wrote on X Tuesday.

Cosponsors of Brecheen’s resolution include Republican Reps. Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Glenn Grothman of Wisconsin, Eric Burlison of Missouri, Mary Miller of Illinois and Mark Harris of North Carolina.