Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.) said it was "deeply disturbing" that a Sikh delivered a prayer in the House chamber on Friday " after apparently mistaking him for a Muslim man. The since-deleted post Friday morning sparked immediate bipartisan criticism. It's deeply troubling that a Muslim was allowed to lead prayer in the House of Representatives this morning. This should never have been allowed to happen," Miller said on the social platform X. "America was founded as a Christian nation, and I believe our government should reflect that truth, not drift further from it. May God have mercy!" But the guest chaplain was not a Muslim, but a Sikh: Giani Surinder Singh, of Gurdwara South Jersey Sikh Society in Vineland, N.J. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who opened the floor, introduced the guest chaplain.