AP Photo/Patrick Semansky Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, DC, said she was "outraged" after President Donald Trump posed with a Bible for a photo-op outside of St. John's Episcopal Church. Federal police fired tear gas at peaceful protesters to disperse them and clear a path for the president to the church. Budde called it an "abuse of sacred symbols" to pose with the Bible and use the church "as a backdrop for a message antithetical to the teachings of Jesus and everything that our churches stand for." Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. The Episcopal bishop of Washington, DC, said she was "outraged" when she learned that President Donald Trump had posed for a photo-op in front of St.