Who is Laura Loomer, the Right-Wing Activist Seen Travelling With Trump?
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Former President Donald Trump has been seen alongside right-wing activist Laura Loomer in recent days, prompting media coverage on her background and relationship to Trump.
The Details: Loomer currently has over 1.3 million followers on X and describes herself as an “investigative journalist.” Per Wikipedia, she has previously worked for Right-rated outlets Project Veritas, Rebel News, and InfoWars. Recently she has been criticized for anti-Muslim stances and spreading allegations regarding Haitian immigrants eating pets in Ohio.
For Context: Loomer was seen deboarding Trump’s plane Tuesday before the presidential debate and with him on Wednesday, September 11.
GOP Friction: Semafor (Lean Left bias) reported that some Republicans are concerned about Loomer’s proximity to Trump. Last week, Loomer claimed that if Harris wins the presidential election, the White House will smell like curry, which she later added was a joke. Staunch Trump ally Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) called Loomer’s comment “extremely racist,” adding, “It does not represent who we are as Republicans or MAGA… This type of behavior should not be tolerated ever.”
How The Media Covered It: Media across the spectrum have highlighted that Trump is ostensibly trying to distance himself from Loomer. Media outlets offered different portions of Trump’s comments. The New York Post (Lean Right bias) noted that Trump said he disagrees with some of Loomer’s statements, but “like the many millions of people who support me, she is tired of watching the Radical Left Marxists and Fascists violently attack and smear me.”
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From the Left
Who Is Laura Loomer, the Far-Right Activist Who Traveled With Trump?Five years ago Laura Loomer, a far-right activist with a history of expressing bigoted views and a knack for generating publicity, filed an application for a trademark to protect her work in “the field of political activism.”
Ms. Loomer, 31, part of a generation of web-savvy right-wing influencers, decided to trademark the term she had coined for her signature move of ambushing people with unexpected, often embarrassing questions. She called it getting “Loomered.”
Already a well-known figure among internet obsessives thanks to her anti-Muslim activism, undercover sting operations and political...
From the Center
Laura Loomer: Who is conspiracy theorist travelling with Trump?The presence of hard-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer alongside Donald Trump on the campaign trail in recent days has raised questions, including from some Republicans, about the influence the controversial former congressional candidate may have on him.
Ms Loomer is well-known for her anti-Muslim rhetoric and for spreading conspiracy theories, including that the 9/11 attacks were an "inside job" carried out by the US government.
She joined Trump at an event on Wednesday commemorating the attacks, raising eyebrows and prompting outrage in some US media outlets.
And on Tuesday, the...
From the Right
Who is Laura Loomer? Republicans fear activist’s influence growing on TrumpLaura Loomer, a self-labeled “investigative journalist,” has been repeatedly sighted around former President Donald Trump in recent days.
Loomer was seen deboarding his plane on the day of the presidential debate, and she was spotted around him throughout Wednesday as Trump joined with others on the 9/11 day of remembrance. Some Republicans are concerned.
Loomer called the late-Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee a “ghetto b****,” shared a post last year that said 9/11 was an “inside job,” and just this week claimed that if Vice President Kamala Harris wins in November, the White House “will smell like curry.”
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