Laura Loomer, a far-right conspiracy theorist and Islamophobic former Republican congressional candidate banned from Uber, Paypal and some social media platforms, has apparently been successful in pushing the White House to fire national security staffers for disloyalty.
Breaking NYT: Laura Loomer, the far-right activist and promoter of conspiracy theories, met on Wednesday with Trump in the Oval Office, where she pressed for him to fire National Security Council staff members whom she deemed disloyal to him. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/u ...
-- Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1.bsky.social) April 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Just came here to verify-
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according to two people familiar with the matter.
An unsourced hit piece appearing in a tabloid from an unfriendly foreign country.
Imagine that.
This is the creature that has the ear of Trumpf and got several people fired: twitter.com
Mike Waltz must be furious.
D/DIA Lt-Gen Jeffrey Kruse, a Biden appointment, will probably be the next purge victim: upload.wikimedia.org
... Laura Loomer, a far-right conspiracy theorist and Islamophobic former Republican congressional candidate banned from Uber, Paypal and some social media platforms, has apparently been successful in pushing the White House to fire national security staffers for disloyalty. ...
Greene, Loomer get into back-and-forth over racist' Harris attack (September 2024)
thehill.com
... Loomer quoted a Sunday post in which Harris was talking about her Indian heritage and said that if she wins the election, "the White House will smell like curry & White House speeches will be facilitated via a call center and the American people will only be able to convey their feedback through a customer satisfaction survey at the end of the call that nobody will understand."
On Wednesday night, three days after Loomer's post, Greene posted a response saying the comment "does not represent who we are as Republicans or MAGA. This does not represent President Trump. This type of behavior should not be tolerated ever."
The two Trump allies have since been in an intense back-and-forth on X, with Loomer calling Greene a "raging antisemite" and defending her initial post as a "funny joke about Kamala Harris" using "her Indian mom as a way to dodge questions."
Greene, who has also come under criticism for fanning antisemitic conspiracy theories, slammed Loomer's comments in another post, adding that "when it comes to post that are flat out racist, hateful, and make President Trump look bad, she needs to be responsible and delete them." ...
When Rep Taylor-Greene calls someone out like that, just how bad is Ms Loomer?
Inexplicable': Lawmakers condemn sudden firing of Cyber Command general
www.stripes.com
... The abrupt firing of the general in charge of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency drew sharp condemnation on Friday from lawmakers, mostly Democrats, who oversee defense and the intelligence community.
Air Force Gen. Timothy Haugh was removed from his job on Thursday, reportedly at the urging of Laura Loomer, a far-right activist who convinced President Donald Trump to fire several staff on his National Security Council this week.
"The inexplicable overnight firing of General Haugh, a leader of talent and integrity, should leave us all feeling less safe today," said Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa., a former Air Force officer and a member of the House Armed Services Committee.
Haugh was unanimously confirmed by the Senate in December 2023 for his dual role as commander of Cyber Command, which oversees cyberspace operations, and director of the National Security Agency, the wiretapping and cyber espionage service.
He previously served as a top deputy at Cyber Command during former President Joe Biden's administration.
Loomer seemed to take credit for Haugh's ouster in a post on X, writing he had been "disloyal to President Trump" and "had no place" serving in the administration because he had been chosen for the job by now retired Army Gen. Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who clashed with Trump.
Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., called Loomer's involvement in Haugh's firing "outrageous." She also touted the removal of Haugh's deputy at the National Security Agency, Wendy Noble.
"Laura Loomer, a 9/11 truther, has no place anywhere near the White House," Bennet wrote on X. "The inmates are running the asylum." ...
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