Rep. Mary Miller, an Illinois Republican, said in a post on X that a Sikh chaplain should "never have been allowed" to lead prayer in Congress.

Republican Rep. Mary Miller is facing bipartisan criticism over a now-deleted social media post in which she called it “deeply troubling” that a Sikh delivered the morning prayer on the US House floor.

Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) is under fire for a since-deleted post saying a Sikh or Muslim should not be allowed to lead prayer in the House. It is a long-standing tradition in the House to introduce legislative sessions with prayer,