🚨⚖️ White House Religious Council Ousts Carrie Prejean Boller After Antisemitism Hearing Fallout

Carrie Prejean Boller — a former Miss California turned conservative activist — was removed from the Religious Liberty Commission this week after a highly contentious hearing on antisemitism in America. The decision, announced by commission chair Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, was framed as a response to Boller’s conduct during the session, which federal officials and some religious leaders described as an attempt to “hijack” the meeting for personal or political aims.

The hearing, focused on religious discrimination and antisemitism, took an unexpected turn when Boller repeatedly shifted discussion toward Israel, Zionism, and her own critiques of the terms being used. At one point, she questioned whether rejecting Zionism made someone antisemitic and pressed panelists on their views of Israel’s conduct, sparking sharp reactions. The commission’s chair later said that no member of the panel “has the right to hijack a hearing for their own personal and political agenda on any issue,” explaining that her removal was his decision.

Boller’s comments — including challenging the premise that anti-Zionism equates to antisemitism and defending figures accused of antisemitic rhetoric — had already drawn public scrutiny. Critics argued that her remarks detracted from the hearing’s topic and crossed lines into divisive political debate. Supporters, however, cast her removal as a stand for religious freedom and a challenge to what they see as pressures on conservative voices.

The episode has reignited broader discussions about how government advisory bodies handle sensitive cultural, religious, and geopolitical issues, and whether lines between personal belief and official responsibility were crossed.