{"id":14848,"date":"2024-09-27T18:40:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T18:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=14848"},"modified":"2024-09-27T18:40:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T18:40:02","slug":"laura-loomer-trumps-new-favorite-conspiracy-theorist-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonecandle.com\/?p=14848","title":{"rendered":"Laura Loomer, Trump\u2019s new favorite conspiracy theorist, explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“Loomer has been a quasi-journalist on the fringe right<\/a> for about a decade, with a penchant for saying things that make even hardened MAGA types recoil<\/a>. She is a self-described \u201cproud Islamophobe\u201d who has cheered the deaths of migrants and called for Muslims to be banned from driving for ride-hail apps. She ran for Congress twice, in 2020 and 2022, and failed both times. More recently<\/a>, Loomer has called Kamala Harris a \u201cdrug-using prostitute\u201d and warned that, if she wins, \u201cthe White House will smell like curry<\/a> & White House speeches will be facilitated via a call center.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite all of this, Trump has long displayed a soft spot for Loomer. He endorsed her House bid in 2020 and, in 2023, tried to offer her a spot on his campaign \u2014 only to back down after aides revolted<\/a>. Undeterred, he hosted her at Mar-a-Lago afterward<\/a>, repeatedly boosted her content on Truth Social, and traveled with her on the 2024 campaign trail<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not clear what Trump gets out of this relationship. But his ties to Loomer have become a major controversy since the 9\/11 event, with some of the former president\u2019s closest allies speaking publicly against Loomer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe history of this person is just really toxic,\u201d Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told the HuffPost<\/a>. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) \u2014 who claimed a Jewish family was using space lasers to start wildfires<\/a>! \u2014 thinks Loomer is a bridge too far, calling Loomer\u2019s tweet about Harris and curry \u201cappalling and extremely racist.\u201d (Loomer responded by accusing Greene of sleeping with a \u201cZangief cosplayer<\/a>.\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s hard to take these condemnations all that seriously. Trump and his vice presidential pick have spent this week pushing a nasty conspiracy theory about Haitian immigrants<\/a> stealing and eating people\u2019s pets that appears to have inspired real-world hate crimes<\/a>. If you\u2019re worried about racism and conspiracy theorizing, maybe take a look at the top of the ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what makes Loomer different from Trump is that she has literally no filter. She says the quiet part out loud, every single time<\/em>. The more time Trump spends with her, the harder it is to deny that his thinly veiled bigotry is anything but the genuine article. And that, for the Republican Party, is a very big problem indeed.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.vox.com\/politics\/371794\/laura-loomer-trump-campaign-911-marjorie-taylor-greene<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Loomer has been a quasi-journalist on the fringe right for about a decade, with a penchant for saying things that make even hardened MAGA types recoil. She is a self-described \u201cproud Islamophobe\u201d who has cheered the deaths of migrants and called for Muslims to be banned from driving for ride-hail apps. She ran for Congress twice, in 2020 and 2022, and failed both times. More recently, Loomer has called Kamala Harris a \u201cdrug-using prostitute\u201d and warned that, if she wins, \u201cthe White House will smell like curry & White House speeches will be facilitated via a call center.\u201d
\nDespite all of this, Trump has long displayed a soft spot for Loomer. He endorsed her House bid in 2020 and, in 2023, tried to offer her a spot on his campaign \u2014 only to back down after aides revolted. Undeterred, he hosted her at Mar-a-Lago afterward, repeatedly boosted her content on Truth Social, and traveled with her on the 2024 campaign trail.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not clear what Trump gets out of this relationship. But his ties to Loomer have become a major controversy since the 9\/11 event, with some of the former president\u2019s closest allies speaking publicly against Loomer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe history of this person is just really toxic,\u201d Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told the HuffPost. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) \u2014 who claimed a Jewish family was using space lasers to start wildfires! \u2014 thinks Loomer is a bridge too far, calling Loomer\u2019s tweet about Harris and curry \u201cappalling and extremely racist.\u201d (Loomer responded by accusing Greene of sleeping with a \u201cZangief cosplayer.\u201d)<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to take these condemnations all that seriously. Trump and his vice presidential pick have spent this week pushing a nasty conspiracy theory about Haitian immigrants stealing and eating people\u2019s pets that appears to have inspired real-world hate crimes. If you\u2019re worried about racism and conspiracy theorizing, maybe take a look at the top of the ticket.<\/p>\n

But what makes Loomer different from Trump is that she has literally no filter. She says the quiet part out loud, every single time. The more time Trump spends with her, the harder it is to deny that his thinly veiled bigotry is anything but the genuine article. And that, for the Republican Party, is a very big problem indeed.”<\/p>\n

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