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Accordingly, she has ingratiated herself within the MAGA elite.
“I don’t control Laura, Laura has to say what she wants.
She’s a free spirit,” Trump said, perPolitico.
Her influence has caused grave concern for Trump’s aides.
“Trump lost the debate because of his performance or lack thereof,” Republican consultant Dennis Lennox toldSemafor.
But history is unlikely to be kind to the MAGA enfant terrible.
Here are 11 controversies that will always haunt Laura Loomer.
However, she has insisted that there’s a difference between white nationalism and white supremacy.
“Someone asked me, ‘Are you pro-white nationalism?’
I’m pro-white nationalism,” she said.
“But there’s a difference between white nationalism and white supremacy.
And a lot of liberals and left-wing globalist Marxist Jews don’t understand that.”
But Loomer’s white nationalist leanings aren’t a relic of some edgelord phase in her 20s.
As she grew closer to Trump in 2024, a troubling audio recording was unearthed.
She went on to declare her support for the mass deportations of immigrants in the U.S.
This is violence against Donald Trump," perThe New York Times.
She also likened the Public Theater to I.S.I.S.
Loomer was removed from the theater and charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct.
“I’m not resisting, officers.
Unlike the left,” she said when apprehended by police, perThe New Yorker.
The activist went viral for her stunt.
In fact, the right-wing activist comes off as on a mission to completely avoid Muslims in day-to-day life.
with the beliefs of regular Muslim folks working as Uber and Lyft drivers.
She faced a hefty backlash for her Islamophobic social media posts.
As a result, she was banned from using Uber and Lyft.
In 2018, conspiracy website Infowars sent Loomer to Parkland to supposedly investigate the tragedy.
In court, Jones admitted that the Sandy Hook massacre was real.
Notably, Donald Trump Jr. had liked X posts that espoused similar conspiracies about the Parkland shooting.
Also that year, she disseminated conspiracies about the Santa Fe massacre.
“Seems like these shootings always happen right after these ‘active shooter drills’ take place.
Kind of reminds me of Parkland,” she wrote onX.Snopesdebunked her conspiracy theory.
Her promotion of such conspiracies may have resulted in Donald Trump losing some supporters.
In 2020, J.T.
“Laura Loomer is a Parkland and Sandy Hook hoaxer.
She has no place in the Republican Party I know!”
wrote Lewis on X (viaNewsweek) and whose brother was killed in Sandy Hook.
she wrote, perThe Daily Beast.
“Ilhan is pro Sharia Ilhan is pro-FGM Under Sharia, homosexuals are oppressed & killed.
Women are abused & forced to wear the hijab.
Ilhan is anti Jewish.”
She didn’t take the ban in her stride.
However, Twitter execs denied that Loomer’s conservative politics had anything to do with the ban.
“The account holder was suspended for violating our policies.
“Muslims should not be allowed to seek positions of political office in this country.
In the wake of these attacks, Omar was subjected to death threats.
Instagram’s decision was heavily criticized.
How on earth is she still allowed on @instagram and @facebook?”
wrote one X user, per HuffPost.
Loomer has since been banned on Instagram.
In 2019, she found herself banned from the Conservative Political Action Conference after harassing reporters.
She later used offensive language when discussing Darcy with a group of students.
“I am extremely offended and appalled that I’ve been banned by my own people … “Have you ever eaten bad fajitas?
That will kill you faster than COVID,” she wrote on Parler (viaSalon).
Additionally, she voiced her opposition to masks and vaccines.
“I think that people should have a choice to wear a mask.
I’m an advocate for personal liberty,” she said.
“Just pray for me just,” she wrote on Telegram (via Salon).
“Can’t even begin to explain how brutal the body aches and nausea that come with covid are.
I am in so much pain.
This is honestly the worst part about it.”
Despite experiencing first-hand how dangerous COVID is, Loomer continued to spread misinformation about vaccines.
After being barred from DeSantis' book signing, she described the Florida governor as a tyrant.
She claimed that Casey should release her medical records to prove that she has cancer.
Loomer was condemned by fellow Trump supporters for questioning Casey’s cancer diagnosis.
“@LauraLoomer’s disgraceful attacks on Casey DeSantis are inexcusable,” pro-Trump commentator John Cardillo wrote onX.
He also called out Trump for failing to condemn Loomer.
This is beyond insulting, even for this person.”
Or is she black?”
Her remarks elicited a furious reaction.
In a chat withNBC News, Trump’s running mate J.D.
Vance, whose wife is of Indian heritage, stated that he didn’t like what Loomer wrote.
He stopped short of calling her remarks racist, however.
Loomer’s offensive tirade caused considerable panic within the MAGA camp.
“She has to go.
Laura Loomer cannot stay.
She just can’t,” a Trump ally toldNBC News.
“She is unapologetic …
This woman attacked the vice president of the United States in such a racist manner.
It was appalling and she hasn’t apologized.”
“Best President Ever.
In September 2024, rumors began circulating that the two were having an affair.
“She’s 31, looks like his pop in.”
“He’s been a dog for too long,” he continued.
“And it’s not Melania [he’s having sex with].
I think we may have our answer this week.
I think it might be Laura Loomer.”
Furious over the claims, Loomer took toXto threaten Maher with legal action, calling his claims outright lies.
Soon after, she elaborated on her denial in an episode of “Loomer Unleashed” (viaX).
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