Why Mike Johnson's fake "Jefferson prayer" matters
So it's entirely plausible that the fake "Jefferson prayer" was searched for on Google before copy-pasted into the ...
Johnson attributes prayer to Thomas Jefferson, but there’s no proof he said it
According to the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, there’s no evidence that the third president of the United States ever recited ...
A prayer in the U.S. Capitol sparked a unique religion controversy
The problem, at least according to some scholars, wasn’t that the House speaker prayed in the U.S. Capitol. It was that he ...
Mike Johnson Attributes Prayer to Thomas Jefferson. But There’s a Problem.
Shortly after being reelected as House Speaker, Mike Johnson read a prayer that he claimed was from Thomas Jefferson, despite ...
No, Thomas Jefferson did not write the prayer Speaker Mike Johnson recited in the House
Following his reelection as speaker of the House, Mike Johnson recited a prayer he implied was written by Thomas Jefferson. But Jefferson didn’t write it.
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Mike Johnson misattributed a prayer to Jefferson. The blowback could be heard at Monticello.
House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., watches after a joint session of Congress confirmed the Electoral College votes, affirming ...
The problem(s) with Mike Johnson’s dubious Thomas Jefferson quote
The problem is not just that Republican officials keep peddling fake quotes from the Founding Fathers. The problem is also ...
The Washington Post6d
Johnson attributes prayer to Thomas Jefferson, but there’s no proof he said it
“We have no evidence that this prayer was written or delivered by Thomas Jefferson. It appears in the 1928 United States Book of Common Prayer, and was first suggested for inclusion in a report ...
Yahoo6d
Mike Johnson Attributes Prayer to Thomas Jefferson. But There’s a Problem.
Shortly after being reelected as House Speaker, Mike Johnson read a prayer that he claimed was from Thomas Jefferson, despite there being no evidence the third president ever said it. In fact ...
Raw Story on MSN5d
'No evidence': Mike Johnson flubs as he mistakenly attributes prayer to Thomas Jefferson
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) read off a prayer on Friday shortly after being re-elected to House speaker, but experts say he ...
The Raw Story6d
'No evidence': Mike Johnson flubs as he mistakenly attributes prayer to Thomas Jefferson
Dan is a senior editor at Raw Story based in Colorado, producing and editing breaking political news. Dan previously worked as a news associate at The Associated Press in Philadelphia, and later ...