President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance got some stern advice Tuesday from a Washington, D.C., bishop during the traditional, post-inauguration national prayer service.

The Washington National Cathedral hosts the interfaith service on the morning after every inauguration dating back to 1933 as a sign of unity. Episcopal Washington Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde delivered a sermon that urged Trump to find “humility” and show “mercy” on those in the country “scared” by the power he now wields as the 47th president.

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Some Episcopal leaders have actively denounced several of Trump’s policy positions, including his stances on migrants and the transgender community, according to ABC.

Budde directly addressed those philosophical differences in a plea to Trump.

“In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy on the people in our country who are scared,” Budde said. “There are gay, lesbian, transgender children in Democratic, Republican, and Independent families, some who fear for their lives.”

She offered a passionate defense of illegal immigrant workers, including those who pick crops and clean offices, saying “The vast majority of immigrants are not criminals. They pay taxes and are good neighbors.”

Trump and Vance sat silently as Budde continued her speech with not-no-subtle swipes at their agenda, with the vice president looking especially not impressed.

Asked later at the White House what he thought of Budde’s sermon, Trump said, “They could do much better.”

During Trump’s first day of office, he signed an executive order to abolish “gender identity” in federal policy and a slew of others to clamp down on illegal immigration.

Budde has spoken out against Trump before, writing an op-ed for the New York Times in 2020 saying she was “outraged by President Trump’s use of the Bible and the backdrop of St. John’s Church for his political purposes” during the summer of George Floyd protests. Budde wrote she was “horrified” that Trump “was threatening to use military force across America” while “peaceful protesters” were being forcibly removed from Lafayette Park.

On Tuesday, Budde also lectured Trump and Vance on three foundations for national unity — honoring the inherent dignity of every human being, honesty, and “humility.”

“Perhaps we are most dangerous to ourselves and others when we are persuaded without a doubt that we are absolutely right and someone else is absolutely wrong,” Budde said, adding that “humility” is needed to avoid labeling oneself as good and others as “bad.”

While the service was led by Budde, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Sikh leaders also delivered their prayers for the gathering. The Marine Chamber Orchestra and the cathedral’s choir performed for the audience.

“This is what the cathedral is built to do,” cathedral spokesman Kevin Eckstrom said in a statement. “It’s a place where the nation can come together.”

Trump was accompanied Tuesday by first lady Melania Trump and other family members. Second lady Usha Vance sat alongside the vice president, but the pair’s three young children were not in attendance after joining their parents for the inauguration parade at Capital One Arena the day prior and stealing the show.

A number of Trump allies were also in attendance, including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), outgoing Department of Government Efficiency Co-Chairman Vivek Ramaswamy, and various Trump Cabinet picks.

Trump was last at the National Cathedral on Jan. 9 for the memorial service for former President Jimmy Carter, who died in December. Every living president attended the ceremony, though former first lady Michelle Obama declined an invite. Trump attended a service at St. John’s Church on the morning of his inauguration.

Eckstrom explained the Carter funeral helped prepare the cathedral staff to host Tuesday’s event.

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“This is the second leg of the marathon,” he said. “But actually having just done the funeral has positioned us to do another event with thousands of people, again, fairly easily.”  

The service was not open to the public, but you can watch the event in full below.