- Two members of Congress — Rep. Jared Huffman, co-founder of the Freethought caucus, and Rep. Sean Casten, a caucus member — are already calling out Speaker Johnson for attributing a prayer to Thomas Jefferson in his speech today that researchers at Monticello have previously labeled as "spurious."
- Of note: Speaker Johnson just closed out his speech reciting a lengthy prayer he attributed Thomas Jefferson. However, it appears Monticello (Jefferson's home) says they have "no evidence that this prayer was written or delivered by Thomas Jefferson." www.monticello.org/research-edu...
