Johnson attributes prayer to Thomas Jefferson

The problem(s) with Mike Johnson’s dubious Thomas Jefferson quote
The problem is not just that Republican officials keep peddling fake quotes from the Founding Fathers. The problem is also why they keep doing this.
Johnson attributes prayer to Thomas Jefferson, but there’s no proof he said it
According to the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, there’s no evidence that the third president of the United States ever recited a prayer for the nation, as Mike Johnson suggested.
Mike Johnson Attributes Prayer to Thomas Jefferson. But There’s a Problem.
Shortly after being reelected as House Speaker, Mike Johnson read a prayer that he claimed was from Thomas Jefferson, despite there being no evidence the third president ever said it. In fact, the quotation has been falsely attributed to Jefferson so often over the years that the Thomas Jefferson Foundation has debunked it.
No, Thomas Jefferson did not write the prayer Speaker Mike Johnson recited in the House
Following his reelection as speaker of the House, Mike Johnson recited a prayer he implied was written by Thomas Jefferson. But Jefferson didn’t write it.
Speaker Mike Johnson wrongly attributes prayer to Thomas Jefferson
Johnson’s use of what Monticello and the Thomas Jefferson Foundation call a “spurious quotation” was reported by Brian Kaylor.
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La., was re-elected as Speaker of the House on Friday. He delivered remarks to his fellow congressmen and congresswomen following that vote.