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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(15,419 posts)
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 06:53 AM Thursday

Jackson Lahmeyer, married Christian nationalist and Pastors for Trump founder, sent intimate texts to Miss Oklahoma

MAGA values

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/17/oklahoma-republican-congress-infidelity

Oklahoma congressional candidate drops out amid texting infidelity scandal
Jackson Lahmeyer, a Christian nationalist and Pastors for Trump founder, loses Trump endorsement to competitor


The Oklahoma congressional candidate Jackson Lahmeyer announced on Wednesday that he was suspending his campaign, after the Christian pastor once endorsed by Donald Trump, who had advanced to a Republican primary runoff, was reported to have sent extramarital, intimate text messages.

After prayerful consideration with my wife, Kendra, and my team over the last twenty four hours, I’ve made the difficult decision to suspend my campaign for Congress,” the Christian nationalist and Pastors for Trump founder wrote in a statement on Wednesday afternoon. “I do not want to be a distraction to my family, my church, and the great people of Oklahoma’s 1st congressional district, who deserve a strong conservative voice representing them in Washington.

Lahmeyer’s announcement came one day after he and fellow Republican Mark Tedford advanced to a runoff election in their party primary to replace Kevin Hern, who vacated his House seat to run for the US Senate.

Lahmeyer’s withdrawal makes Tedford the presumptive Republican nominee.

Lahmeyer’s decision also followed a report by the Daily Mail over the weekend that he had sent intimate text messages to a former campaign fundraiser who was not his wife and had previously won the Miss Oklahoma USA beauty pageant.

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Jackson Lahmeyer, married Christian nationalist and Pastors for Trump founder, sent intimate texts to Miss Oklahoma (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday OP
But he did it with prayers dalton99a Thursday #1
"Dear Lord, PLEQSE help me get in her pants. 3Hotdogs Thursday #6
More from nyt BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday #2
Don't worry - I'm sure Oklahoma can come up with someone even worse . . . hatrack Thursday #3
FIFY Ray Bruns Thursday #4
He knew he was going to lose ninjanurse Thursday #10
After prayerful consideration with my wife, malaise Thursday #5
The ones who squawk the loudest . . . Vinca Thursday #7
The day is young. Ray Bruns Thursday #18
If those texts were taken out of context sdfernando Thursday #8
In one of them, he tells her he "enjoyed those lips." BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday #17
I'm surprised his base isn't rationalizing his behavior Torchlight Thursday #9
My Aunt and Uncle are still Jimmy Swaggart fans, despite his appetite.... 70sEraVet Thursday #16
The day is young. Ray Bruns Thursday #22
Trad Wife ninjanurse Thursday #11
Is anyone here familiar with the plastic bracelets Lahmeyer is wearing 70sEraVet Thursday #12
Just another Righteous Gemstone purr-rat beauty Thursday #13
Here's a photo of the object-of-his-desires... she's got that stupid Mar-a-lago face! 😂🤣 QueerDuck Thursday #14
I have come to thoroughly despise the thumbs up gesture. 3catwoman3 Thursday #20
Same here. It's crude. It's juvenile. It's giving the middle-finger to all things decent and honorable... QueerDuck Thursday #21
What's wrong with fake tits? Ray Bruns Thursday #23
Nothing, if you like fake tits. 🤪🍷 QueerDuck Thursday #33
Easy to see he's a Trump ass-kisser. Prof. Toru Tanaka Thursday #25
After prayerful consideration my wife, Kendra "I've made the difficult decision to suspend my campaign .. Botany Thursday #15
I like how he specifies his wife's name as if he has some other wife and family somewhere Prairie Gates Thursday #30
He was having an affair with Miss Oklahoma.... end of story .... How did she know his schedule? Botany Thursday #32
Perv. Got caught. spanone Thursday #19
It sounds like she's an adult. SamuelAdams Thursday #24
As long as they were both adults I don't see the problem. IMHO. Jacson6 Thursday #26
He's a hypocrite and that would be a problem for me if I was a voter in Oklahoma Deuxcents Thursday #29
Cult gonna CULT ZDU Thursday #27
Lahmeyer can do a Swaggart and beg forgiveness for his sins... sop Thursday #28
Well, of course he did. MineralMan Thursday #31

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(15,419 posts)
2. More from nyt
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 06:56 AM
Thursday
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/us/politics/trump-lahmeyer-house-texting-scandal-tedford.html


Mr. Lahmeyer leads a Tulsa church with his wife. But the image he cultivated as a religious leader took a hit on Sunday when The Daily Mail published intimate texts between him and a woman who is not his wife, in which he called her “cute” and floated an invitation to his hotel room. In a Facebook post on Sunday night, he acknowledged sending the messages but contended that his communications had been “carefully cherry-picked to create an impression that is not accurate.”

Ray Bruns

(6,925 posts)
4. FIFY
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 07:43 AM
Thursday

“I do not want to be a distraction to my family, my church, and the great people of Oklahoma’s 1st congressional district, who deserve a person who is not a grade A hypocrite and scumbag.”

sdfernando

(6,137 posts)
8. If those texts were taken out of context
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 07:59 AM
Thursday

and cherry picked he shouldn't have a problem releasing them all....you know....to prove you're innocent.


I'll wait.

Torchlight

(7,188 posts)
9. I'm surprised his base isn't rationalizing his behavior
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 08:07 AM
Thursday

as legal, consensual, they were both drunk, we can't bask in our purity, and none of our business.

70sEraVet

(5,722 posts)
16. My Aunt and Uncle are still Jimmy Swaggart fans, despite his appetite....
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 08:37 AM
Thursday

for prostitutes (Satan took him home last year -- Swaggart, not my Uncle).
And, of course, they justify trump's extra-marital affairs as 'youthful indiscretions' (trump was 60 when he had the Stormy Daniels escapade).
I truly love my Aunt and Uncle. It hurts.

70sEraVet

(5,722 posts)
12. Is anyone here familiar with the plastic bracelets Lahmeyer is wearing
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 08:15 AM
Thursday

in his picture in The Guardian article?
One looks to start with "Fly..." and one with "Fam..."

purr-rat beauty

(1,615 posts)
13. Just another Righteous Gemstone
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 08:17 AM
Thursday

I have come to the conclusion that a greater percent of religious leaders are actually scumbags in sheep's clothing.

QueerDuck

(2,083 posts)
14. Here's a photo of the object-of-his-desires... she's got that stupid Mar-a-lago face! 😂🤣
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 08:26 AM
Thursday

... and the fake tits to go with it. She and Melania have the same kidney doctor, apparently.




QueerDuck

(2,083 posts)
21. Same here. It's crude. It's juvenile. It's giving the middle-finger to all things decent and honorable...
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 09:09 AM
Thursday

...it's trolling. I'll put it right up there with the White Power "OK" gesture and the heil-Hitler gesture too. Ugh!

I'm glad to know that I'm not alone in my disgust, 3catwoman3.

Prof. Toru Tanaka

(2,981 posts)
25. Easy to see he's a Trump ass-kisser.
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 09:49 AM
Thursday

Red tie that is too long and buddying up to that sewer rat Roger Stone.

He’ll slither back into the sewer for a while until this dies down and then probably try to resurface to run again.

Botany

(78,180 posts)
15. After prayerful consideration my wife, Kendra "I've made the difficult decision to suspend my campaign ..
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 08:36 AM
Thursday

…. for Congress,”

ATTN: Ms. Kendra he was cheating on you. Bunch of divorce lawyers in Oklahoma find a good one.

Christo Fascist shits. I bet he was against gay marriage and abortion too.

Prairie Gates

(8,637 posts)
30. I like how he specifies his wife's name as if he has some other wife and family somewhere
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 10:42 AM
Thursday

"In prayerful consideration with my wife, Jolene, oh, I mean Kendra...sorry sometimes I get confused..."

Botany

(78,180 posts)
32. He was having an affair with Miss Oklahoma.... end of story .... How did she know his schedule?
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 11:10 AM
Thursday

In one of the text messages, Lahmeyer calls Key "very cute." She responded with "The question is, why are you texting me when you are at a fancy party at Maralago?" Lahmeyer texts back: "I like texting you lol."

*******

These Christo Fascists are such shits.


SamuelAdams

(322 posts)
24. It sounds like she's an adult.
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 09:42 AM
Thursday

That's a big improvement for MAGA pastors, who seem to prefer abusing children.

Deuxcents

(28,138 posts)
29. He's a hypocrite and that would be a problem for me if I was a voter in Oklahoma
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 10:23 AM
Thursday

No wonder the decision to leave the campaign was so difficult..living two lives is hard to keep quiet about while you hurt your wife and family all the while professing to be a good Christian pastor

ZDU

(1,559 posts)
27. Cult gonna CULT
Thu Jun 18, 2026, 09:59 AM
Thursday

Red tie.
White shirt.
Blue suit.
Black leather bound sacred text (used as a prop piece)

CULT GONNA CULT



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