It’s true … #DonaldTrump is a force of nature and supported by the biggest names in the MAGA world. One of his most vocal cheerleaders is Laura Loomer. If anyone sets the standard by which Trump supporters can be called “Extremists,” it is Ms. Looney herself.
Laura has even called herself a “proud Islamophobe.” Having a religious opposition to Islam is one thing but putting out quotes like this is beyond the pale:” Someone needs to create a non-Islamic form of Uber or Lyft because I never want to support another Islamic immigrant driver.” At one point she celebrated the deaths of 2,000 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, tweeting “Good. Here’s to 2,000 more.”
Among the most recent antics that Laura has promoted on her Twixter account is an encounter with Ron DeSantis in Iowa as reported in this NBC News piece, “Trump’s embrace of far-right activist Laura Loomer worries his allies“…
When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis entered a hotel in Iowa on Friday, he was immediately ambushed by a woman who peppered him with questions about when he would “drop out” of the race and whether he’s “already wasted enough of people’s money” as she followed him with a camera.
Afterward, the encounter found its way to social media. The woman — far-right social media influencer Laura Loomer — cut a scene in which she said DeSantis “looked petrified,” adding she believed “his soul left his body when he saw me.”
Perhaps more notable than the encounter, though, was which of Loomer’s biggest fans quickly promoted it on social media; former President Donald Trump plugged the video on his Truth Social account on Saturday.
It was just the latest in a series of promotions and praise Trump has offered Loomer during the campaign, and it has some allies and advisers worried that he’s giving a figure they see as a fringe, far-right activist too close of an embrace — one that could come back to bite him during a general election campaign.
“Everyone who works for him thinks she’s a liability,” one Trump ally said.
Her targeting of DeSantis stretches far beyond her ambush video from Friday. She’s previously accused the governor’s wife, Casey DeSantis, of “FAKE CRYING ABOUT CANCER.” Late last year, she followed and filmed a top DeSantis aide, Christina Pushaw, around the Florida GOP’s November summit.
One of Trump’s most prominent right-wing allies has already publicly offered a harsh condemnation of Loomer after The New York Times reported on the potential for the campaign to hire her. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., wrote at the time that Loomer was “mentally unstable and a documented liar” and “cannot be trusted.”
We thought it might be revealing to see just how far her “influence” extends inside the official MAGA elite. Perhaps not scientific by any means, but it will be revealing to search the Twi𝕏ter timeline of some of the most vocal Trump allies and see of Laura Loomer’s name appears…
Laura’s name DOES NOT appear in the current timeline of any of these accounts:
@Trump
Official Twitter page of The Trump Organization.
634.4K Followers
@TeamTrump
The official Twitter account for the Trump Campaign.
2.1M Followers
@DonaldJTrumpJr
Donald Trump Jr.
10.8M Followers
@EricTrump
Eric Trump
Executive Vice President of The Trump Organization.
4.3M Followers
@IvankaTrump
Ivanka Trump
10.4M Followers
@kimguilfoyle
Kimberly Guilfoyle
MAGA, Host of The Kimberly Guilfoyle Show on Rumble
2.1M Followers
@TuckerCarlson
Tucker Carlson
11.2M Followers
@HawleyMO
Josh Hawley
U.S. Senator for Missouri
1.5M Followers
@DanScavino
Dan Scavino
Senior Advisor | 2024 Donald J. Trump for President
1.8M Followers
@MAGAIncWarRoom
MAGA War Room
Managed by Make America Great Again Inc
186.5K Followers
@StephenM
Stephen Miller
Senior Advisor to President Trump
469.4K Followers
@RonnyJacksonTX
Ronny Jackson
Former White House Physician & Retired Navy Rear Admiral
703.8K Followers
@larryelder
Larry Elder
1.5M Followers
@tedcruz
Ted Cruz
Representing the great state of Texas in the U.S. Senate
6.2M Followers
@SebGorka
Sebastian Gorka
A nice old lady once called me Mr. MAGA
1.4M Followers
@ByronDonalds
Byron Donalds
Congressman
611.3K Followers
@RichardGrenell
Richard Grenell
1.2M Followers
@CoryMillsFL
Cory Mills
U.S. Congressman (FL-07)
116.3K Followers
@stinchfield1776
Grant Stinchfield
Radio and Real America’s Voice Host. NRA Life Member and #MAGA Champion
129.9K Followers
@CortesSteve
Steve Cortes
Founder: League of American Workers. Former: Trump 2016 & 2020, Fox & CNN
419.1K Followers