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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, chair of President Trump's Religious Liberty Commission, announced on Wednesday that conservative activist Carrie Prejean Boller had been removed from the body.
The decision followed the commission's inaugural public hearing on anti-Semitism in America, which rapidly descended into acrimony. During the proceedings, Prejean Boller downplayed accusations of anti-Semitism directed at certain public figures, defended the execrable Candace Owens, who has repeatedly promoted anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, and interrogated Jewish witnesses on whether her own views rendered her antisemitic. She declared, “Catholics do not embrace Zionism, just so you know. So are all Catholics anti-Semites?” and questioned witnesses about her belief that Jews killed Jesus.
Patrick condemned the episode in unequivocal terms. "No member of the Commission has the right to hijack a hearing for their own personal and political agenda on any issue," he wrote on X. "This is clearly, without question, what happened Monday in our hearing on anti-Semitism in America. This was my decision."
Commission Chair Dan Patrick said the former Miss USA pageant contestant had "hijacked" the commission's first hearing on anti-Semitism.
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Prejean Boller first rose to prominence in 2009 when she lost her Miss California title amid the release of a sex tape and her public statement that marriage should be between a man and a woman. She reentered the political arena in 2020 as a member of Trump's campaign advisory board, building a following by opposing mask mandates and transgender participation in women's sports. She converted to Catholicism last year.
The White House, which appointed Prejean Boller to the commission last year, offered no immediate comment on her removal and has remained silent on the affair throughout the week.
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Prejean Boller first rose to prominence in 2009 when she lost her Miss California title amid the release of a sex tape and her public statement that marriage should be between a man and a woman. She reentered the political arena in 2020 as a member of Trump's campaign advisory board, building a following by opposing mask mandates and transgender participation in women's sports. She converted to Catholicism last year.
The White House, which appointed Prejean Boller to the commission last year, offered no immediate comment on her removal and has remained silent on the affair throughout the week.
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