2026-06-17T20:06:50.868Z / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
作者：阿里特·约翰
更新于3小时前
更新于2026年6月17日，美国东部时间下午4:11
发布于2026年6月17日，美国东部时间下午4:06
“特朗普的牧师们”创始人杰克逊·拉赫迈尔于周三宣布终止其对俄克拉荷马州第一国会选区席位的竞选，此前一天，他因卷入短信丑闻被预测将进入共和党提名决选。
“经过过去24小时与妻子肯德拉以及团队的虔诚祷告与审慎考量，我做出了暂停国会竞选活动这一艰难决定，”拉赫迈尔在一份声明中说道。周二的初选前，总统唐纳德·特朗普曾为他背书。“我不想让自己成为家人、我的教会以及俄克拉荷马州第一国会选区优秀民众的干扰因素，他们理应拥有一位能在华盛顿为他们发声的强有力保守派代表。”
拉赫迈尔退出竞选之前，《每日邮报》的一篇报道指称，这位牧师曾向一名非其妻子的女性发送暧昧短信。该报道于周日刊发后，拉赫迈尔承认自己行为失当，但同时批评了该媒体以及报道发布的时机。
“此事本已在我和妻子肯德拉之间私下解决，我们通过法律顾问、向上帝祷告并寻求精神顾问的帮助处理了此事，”拉赫迈尔周日在X平台上写道。“我承认自己在短信交流中越过了界限。我也已经终止了所有联系。这家英国小报试图歪曲我的形象，与事实不符。”
作为塔尔萨谢里登教堂的首席牧师，拉赫迈尔曾召集牧师联盟为特朗普2024年的连任竞选游说。总统于5月为他的支持背书以示回报。
尽管特朗普周一重申了对拉赫迈尔的支持，但他在周三改变了立场，宣布转而支持他的决选对手、州议员马克·特德福德。
“我非常感谢杰克逊·拉赫迈尔在艰难处境下付出的辛勤努力——他始终与我站在一起，我也永远会支持他，”特朗普在“真相社交”的帖子中说道。“但就当前俄克拉荷马州第一国会选区的国会竞选而言，我将支持‘美国优先’爱国者马克·特德福德。”
拉赫迈尔退出竞选后，特德福德获得了获得提名的无障碍通道，他将接替正参选参议员的共和党众议员凯文·赫恩。
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Pastors for Trump founder withdraws from US House race after texting scandal
2026-06-17T20:06:50.868Z / CNN
By Arit John
Updated 3 hr ago
Updated Jun 17, 2026, 4:11 PM ET
PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2026, 4:06 PM ET
Jackson Lahmeyer, seen on April 13, 2022.
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Pastors for Trump founder Jackson Lahmeyer on Wednesday announced he was ending his bid for Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District, one day after he was projected to advance to a runoff for the Republican nomination in the wake of a texting scandal.
“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,” Lahmeyer, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump ahead of Tuesday’s primary, said in a statement. “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 exit comes after a Daily Mail report alleged the pastor had sent romantic text messages to a woman who is not his wife. After the story ran Sunday, Lahmeyer acknowledged inappropriate behavior but also criticized the outlet and the timing of the story’s publication.
“This matter was already dealt with privately between me and my wife, Kendra, through counsel and prayer with God and spiritual advisors,” Lahmeyer wrote on X Sunday. “I own crossing a boundary line through text messaging. I also ended all communication. The British Tabloid tried to paint me out in a way which is not the case.”
The lead pastor of Sheridan Church in Tulsa, Lahmeyer brought together a coalition of pastors to lobby for Trump’s reelection in 2024. The president rewarded his support with an endorsement in May.
While Trump on Monday reaffirmed his support for Lahmeyer, he pivoted on Wednesday, announcing that he was instead backing his runoff opponent, state lawmaker Mark Tedford.
“I greatly appreciate Jackson Lahmeyer’s hard work under difficult circumstances — He has always been with me, and I will always be with him,” Trump said in a Truth Social post. “But, when it comes to the current Congressional race for Oklahoma’s 1st Congressional District, I will be supporting America First Patriot, Mark Tedford.”
Lahmeyer’s withdrawal from the race leaves an open path to the nomination for Tedford as he vies to succeed GOP Rep. Kevin Hern, who is running for Senate.
CNN’s Maureen Chowdhury and Sarah Dewberry contributed to this report.
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