Donald Trump reportedly directed his aides last year to hire Laura Loomer for his 2024 campaign operation. The backlash was fierce and immediate — even among Republicans — and the former president backed off, rescinding the directions he’d given to his team.
But just this week, it appeared that the Trump-Loomer partnership wasn’t over, so much as it was delayed.
Loomer attended the presidential debate this week, even appearing backstage with the GOP candidate ahead of the event, and she traveled on the Republican nominee’s plane. A day later, Trump attended a Sept. 11 remembrance and brought Loomer along — despite the fact the radical activist has pushed false conspiracy theories about the terrorist attacks having been “an inside job.”
It was against this backdrop that NBC News reported:
The former president dismissed concerns about his close relationship with far-right activist Laura Loomer during a news conference today. “Laura has been a supporter of mine. Just like a lot of people are supporters, and she’s been a supporter of mine. She speaks very positively of the campaign. … She’s a free spirit.”
Much of this resembled the comments Trump made about the QAnon delusion around this time four years ago.
As part of the same exchange, the Republican told a reporter, “I’m not sure why you asked that question.”
Trump on Loomer: Laura has been a supporter of mine, just like a lot of people are supporters, and she's been a supporter of mine. She speaks very positively of the campaign. Laura has to say what she wants. She's a she's a free spirit. pic.twitter.com/ZEH9wKMKWS
— Acyn (@Acyn) September 13, 2024
Perhaps I can help the former president understand why this is a relevant line of inquiry.
As we’ve discussed, Loomer is a right-wing activist, a radical conspiracy theorist, and a failed Republican congressional candidate who has described herself as “pro-white nationalism.” More recently, as my MSNBC colleague Ja’han Jones noted, Loomer “has used her platform to lob overtly racist and sexist attacks at Kamala Harris.”
After Trump brought the 9/11 truther to a 9/11 commemoration, Democrats struggled to contain their disgust, but they weren’t alone.
“Laura Loomer is a crazy conspiracy theorist who regularly utters disgusting garbage intended to divide Republicans,” Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina wrote online. “A DNC plant couldn’t do a better job than she is doing to hurt President Trump’s chances of winning re-election. Enough.”








