Overview
- The commission held a hearing at Washington’s Museum of the Bible without Carrie Prejean Boller or adviser Sameerah Munshi, taking testimony on vaccine mandates, gender reassignment surgery, and abortion.
- Chairman Dan Patrick previously announced Boller's removal after a Feb. 9 antisemitism session he said she tried to hijack by pressing Israel-related questions; she later posted a White House notice terminating her appointment.
- Boller has publicly accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza and criticized the panel’s focus on Israel, and she drew attention at the February event for wearing a Palestinian pin and defending Candace Owens.
- Munshi said she quit over Boller's removal and opposition to what she called the federal government's illegal war against Iran, alleging the commission is driven by a Zionist political agenda that chills dissent.
- The turmoil has attracted outside scrutiny, including a lawsuit challenging the panel’s diversity and a request from Rep. Thomas Massie for House committees to review Boller's ouster.