The bishop led a prayer service at Washington National Cathedral with Donald Trump and J.D. Vance in attendance on Tuesday. During her sermon, she asked the new administration to "have mercy" on LGBTQ+ people and immigrants,

The Episcopal bishop of Washington spoke with NPR to discuss her sermon addressing President Trump and why she asked him to have mercy.

Trump has made efforts to appeal to far right Christians, frequently pandering to the burgeoning Christian nationalist movement in the U.S. But he has struggled to articulate his beliefs or to understand basic tenets of the faith, including failing to name a single Bible passage as his favorite when he first announced his run for president in 2015.