Article originally appeared on dailycaller.com.
An Illinois Christian college deleted a post congratulating Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought, a graduate of the school, after facing backlash and later claimed it didn’t mean to be “political.”
Wheaton College deleted a Facebook post saying it “congratulates and prays” for Vought after the Senate confirmed him Thursday to lead OMB for a second time. The school said online comments criticizing Vought prompted the decision to remove the post by Saturday morning – a response that conservatives called “mushy” and “weak.”
“It was not our intention to embroil the College in a political discussion or dispute,” Wheaton said Saturday on Facebook. “Our institutional and theological commitments are clear that the College, as a non-profit institution, does not make political endorsements. Wheaton College’s focus is on Christ and His Kingdom.”
The deleted post said, “Wheaton College congratulates and prays for 1998 graduate Russell Vought …
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