Oklahoma congressional candidate drops out amid texting infidelity scandal
Jackson Lahmeyer, a Christian nationalist and Pastors for Trump founder, loses Trump endorsement to competitor
TL;DR
- Jackson Lahmeyer has suspended his campaign for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district.
- The decision followed a report alleging Lahmeyer sent extramarital, intimate text messages.
- Lahmeyer acknowledged sending the messages, describing them as a private matter already dealt with by his wife and spiritual advisors.
- Donald Trump, who had endorsed Lahmeyer, has now switched his endorsement to Mark Tedford, Lahmeyer's opponent.
- Lahmeyer's withdrawal makes Tedford the presumptive Republican nominee.