A prophecy that a former campaign staffer once tapped into a text message has come true, with Pastors for Trump founder Jackson Lahmeyer abandoning his Oklahoma congressional bid after leaked intimate messages stripped him of his front-runner status and, within hours, Donald Trump's endorsement.
Lahmeyer, the lead pastor of Tulsa's Sheridan Church and a married father of five, suspended his campaign for Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District on 17 June 2026, only a day after voters pushed him into a Republican runoff.
