President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission removed former Miss USA model Carrie Prejean Boller after repeated arguments during a Feb. 9 hearing
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the chair of the commission, announced the decision Feb. 11, arguing that Boller had hijacked the hearing for her own “personal and political agenda.” This followed the commission devolving into arguments over Christianity, Israel and antisemitism. (RELATED: Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission Goes Off The Rails With Panelists At Each Others’ Throats)
“No member of the Commission has the right to hijack a hearing for their own personal and political agenda on any issue. This is clearly, without question, what happened Monday in our hearing on antisemitism in America,” he wrote, adding that it was his decision.
Patrick emphasized the commission’s “outstanding work” and reassured viewers that it would continue holding hearings on religious freedom and would deliver a report to Trump this spring.
Boller has not yet publicly responded to the announcement. During the Feb. 9 hearing, she defended podcaster Candace Owens after a witness called her antisemitic. Owens made a post defending Boller on X that the latter appeared to repost.
“Carrie didn’t hijack anything,” she said. “You hosted a performative Zionist hearing meant to neuter the Christian faith.”
Screen grab showing Carrie Prejean Boller reshared Candace Owens’ response to Dan Patrick’s announcement that Boller had been removed from the Religious Liberty Commission. (Screenshot taken by Daily Caller)
“Carrie spoke truth, as a Catholic, and Christians, the Truth cannot be defeated,” Owens continued, claiming that “Zionists are naturally hostile to Catholics” because they refuse to support “the mass slaughter and rape of innocent children for occult Baal worshippers.”
Owens concluded by arguing that Boller’s removal will only “further the Christian enlightenment which is taking place in this country.”
Boller released her own statement on Feb. 10 reiterating her remarks. “A commission meant to defend religious liberty cannot purge commissioners whose faith leads them to different conclusions.”
Editor’s Note: Article updated to include a screenshot relevant to the story.