President Donald Trump has fired Carrie Prejean Boller, wife of former Baltimore Ravens quarterback Kyle Boller, from her position on the White House Religious Liberty Commission following a contentious antisemitism hearing that exposed deep fractures within the advisory body.
The former Miss California USA, 38, received a brief email from Mary Sprowls of the Presidential Personnel Office informing her that her position on the commission was “terminated effective immediately.” Though the email was dated February 12, Boller said she did not see it until about a month later. The move came roughly a month after Boller clashed with Jewish witnesses during a February 9, 2025, hearing examining antisemitism in America following the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel that killed approximately 1,200 people.
During the heated session, Boller questioned whether opposition to Zionism constituted antisemitism and defended conservative commentator Candace Owens against allegations of antisemitic rhetoric. She also challenged testimonies from Jewish students who described experiencing antisemitism on college campuses after protests linked to the Israel-Hamas war.
“Catholics do not embrace Zionism, just so you know. So are all Catholics antisemites?” Boller said during the hearing, drawing immediate pushback from participants including Seth Dillon, CEO of The Babylon Bee, who testified that conservatives need to push back against a growing antisemitic movement on the right.
Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, who chairs the commission, announced Boller’s removal shortly after the hearing. “No member of the Commission has the right to hijack a hearing for their own personal and political agenda on any issue,” Patrick wrote on social media. “This is clearly, without question, what happened on Monday in our hearing on antisemitism in America. This was my decision.”
President Trump established the Religious Liberty Commission on May 1, 2025, to advise the White House Faith Office and Domestic Policy Council on matters of religious freedom. Boller was among the original 13 appointees to the advisory body, which is chaired by Patrick with Dr. Ben Carson serving as vice chair.
In a scathing open letter posted to social media following her termination, Boller accused the president of abandoning the principles that once defined his movement. She reminded Trump that he had defended her right to free speech in 2009 when, as owner of the Miss USA pageant, he initially allowed her to keep her Miss California crown despite nationwide backlash over her statement that marriage should be between a man and a woman. Trump later agreed to terminate her contract that June, citing “continued breach of contract issues.”
The mother of two described her work on the commission as focused on protecting religious liberty for Americans facing vaccine mandates and other restrictions. She stated she had stood with mothers whose religious exemptions were denied and met with nurses who lost their jobs for refusing the COVID vaccine because of their religious convictions.
Boller also addressed her advocacy regarding the situation in Gaza, which she said was motivated by her Catholic faith. She converted to Catholicism on Easter Vigil in 2025, stating she wanted to distance herself from Christian Zionism. She claimed she spoke with students protesting Israeli government actions in Gaza who were exercising their First Amendment rights but were labeled as terrorists and antisemites.
The controversy surrounding her removal intensified as Boller criticized what she called a “witch hunt” against her, allegedly driven by White House Faith Office head Paula White and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, whom she referred to as “Zionist heretics” in her public statements.
In her letter directly addressing President Trump, Boller expressed disappointment that her termination came via email from a staffer rather than through direct communication. “I stood by you when you were called every name imaginable. I wore the red MAGA hat proudly because I believed in what you were fighting for. Now, I don’t even recognize you,” she wrote.
The firing occurs amid growing tensions over U.S. involvement in the Middle East. Boller referenced recent military operations against Iran, which have resulted in 13 American service members killed since Operation Epic Fury began on February 28. She argued that her removal was “a prelude to the Iran war” and criticized what she described as the abandonment of the America First doctrine.
The day after her termination became public, Sameerah Munshi, a Muslim adviser to the commission, resigned in protest, citing both Boller’s removal and the administration’s actions abroad. The commission also faces a federal lawsuit from progressive religious groups arguing it fails to represent diverse views and consists almost entirely of conservative Christian members.
The White House has not issued a public statement beyond the formal termination notice. Vice President JD Vance has not commented on the controversy.