A member of the Religious Liberty Commission, which was created by President Donald Trump, was removed from her post last month. Now she is speaking out about it.
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Carrie Prejean Boller is a former Miss California and the wife of ex-NFL quarterback Kyle Boller. She says she was fired from the commission for her comments about Israel and not supporting President Trump. It could possibly lead to a congressional investigation.
Why Didn't Carrie Prejean Boller Back President Donald Trump?
Prejean Boller was appointed to the commission last May. As reported by USA Today, a White House staff member requested her resignation last August due to her criticism of Israel. Prejean Boller refused.
A few days later, Prejean Boller was asked by Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the commission's chairman, to stay off social media due to her posts about Palestinian suffering in the ongoing Gaza conflict.
She declined. Prejean Boller explained to Patrick and Pastor Paula White, who serves as both a commissioner and a senior advisor to the White House Faith Office, that she uses her accounts to discuss faith issues.
Patrick told her at one point, "Your job on this commission is to protect the president."
Following this, White then told her to "please just run everything by me for approval.
Then, on Feb. 9, Prejean Boller participated in a commission hearing on antisemitism. During the hearing, she rejected the idea that anti-Zionism was the same as antisemitism.
Patrick announced on Feb. 11 that Prejean Boller was no longer on the commission. He said that no member "has the right to hijack a hearing for their own personal and political agenda on any issue."
Prejean Boller Spoke About Her Firing Online
On March 12, Prejean Boller responded to her removal by posting a thread on X about her firing. Included was an open letter to President Trump. In the letter, she wrote that she is disappointed in the President for not talking with her directly.
She then expressed her frustration toward President Trump. She wrote, "Now, I don't even recognize you." And criticized him for the country's increased presence in the Middle East while claiming to be a "President of peace."
She told USA Today that President Trump is "betraying himself, and he's betraying MAGA, and he's betraying me, and he's betraying the millions of people who voted for him."
Then, on March 17, she said, "I just don't think that this commission was legitimate. I think it was very one-sided, very biased."
In light of these developments, U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, is now calling upon the House Judiciary and Oversight committees to investigate Prejean Boller's firing.
He wrote, "If the above accounts are accurate and Mrs. Boller's removal was motivated by her refusal to refrain from expressing religious views or asking questions reflecting those views, such action raises concerns that a federal advisory body charged with defending religious liberty engaged in viewpoint discrimination and retaliation against protected speech."
