Trump Rescinds Endorsement of Right-Wing Pastor After Texting Scandal NYT - Top Stories By: Bayliss Wagner 17 June 2026 at 20:14 The pastor, Jackson Lahmeyer, dropped out of the race for a House seat in Oklahoma as President Trump backed Mr. Lahmeyer’s Republican rival in a runoff election. © Michael Noble Jr. for The New York Times; Tedford for U.S. CongressJackson Lahmeyer, left, and Mark Tedford had advanced to a Republican primary runoff election on Tuesday, but Mr. Lahmeyer ended his bid on Wednesday.
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