commentary Brooke Rollins is being sued for blitzing her staff with Christian emails Published May 25, 2026 8:35AM (EDT) Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has been sued by a group of agency employees for proselytizing in the federal workplace (Roberto Schmidt / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins isn’t as dramatic with religious theatrics as some of her colleagues in Donald Trump’s Cabinet, like Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, but that shouldn’t fool anyone. A recent lawsuit from staff members alleges that Rollins has been “promoting her own preferred brand of Christian beliefs and theology to the captive audience of employees,” largely through proselytizing emails sent to the whole staff at the USDA, which make them “fear the negative consequences of not sharing the Secretary’s religion.” The details in the lawsuit reveal that the former Cotton Bowl Queen is just as committed a Christian nationalist as the more belligerent Hegseth.…