A Republican lawmaker said Sikhism should not pray in American houses and is facing a widespread rebound.

Illinois Representative Mary Miller published Friday - and then deleted - an article on X said that Giani Singh, a Sikh Granci, from southern New Jersey, should not provide morning prayers for the house.

Miller initially mistakenly identified Singh as a Muslim and said it was a "deeply disturbing" person who allowed people to lead prayers in the house and "should never be allowed".

"The United States was founded as a Christian nation and I believe our government should reflect the truth, not develop further," Miller continued. "May God mercy."

Miller first edited her post, changing the Muslim to Sikhs - and then chose to delete it.

Her comments sparked rapid outrage, with Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries saying: “Such ignorant and hateful extremists serving in the U.S. Congress.

Similarly, David Valadao, a Republican California Congressman, said Friday: "I am troubled by my colleagues' speeches on this morning's Sikh prayers, which have since been removed. Across the country - in the Central Valley - Sikhs - members of the Sikh community and respected members, but they continue to face harassment and discrimination and discrimination."

Jared Huffman, another Democratic House Rep. Jared Huffman, wrote on X, “I often say that I served in Congress with the greatest mind of the 18th century. With (representative) Miller, I might need to bring it back for centuries.”

Meanwhile, New Jersey Democrat Bonnie Watson Coleman said on X: "It's very difficult to allow people who are so despised of religious freedom to be allowed to serve in this body. This should never be allowed to be achieved.

Democratic Congressman Grace Meng from New York also aggravated his tweet in Miller, saying: “What is disturbing is blatant ignorance and anti-Sikhism, anti-Muslim Xenophobia from my colleagues traveled through Aisle.

Meng continued to add: "The tweet may have been deleted, but we still have receipts."

The Congressional Asian American Pacific Caucus (CAPAC) also condemned Miller, saying she was engaged in "anti-Sikhism and anti-Muslim bias."

"Sikhs and Muslims practice two separate and different religions and confuse the two based on how someone looks not only ignorant, but racist," Capac said in a statement.

The Sikh League also participated in X, saying: "To be clear, deleting tweets is not enough. Congresswoman Miller should apologize for her remarks - to the Sikh and Muslim community, because no one should target based on their identity."

Similarly, the Hindu American Foundation said: “No matter what kind of tweet (Miller), racism, xenophobia and obvious non-Americans can slam the Sikh prayers. When you are sworn in (Congresswoman) Miller, you swear to uphold our constitution, his first is the religion of an official, or an official’s religion, or a kind of religion of an official.

Miller's office did not immediately respond to a guardian's request for comment.