Donald Trump Tries to Distance From ‘Toxic’ 9/11 Truther Laura Loomer
One day you’re in, the next you’re out: Amid a flurry of criticism from across his caucus, Donald Trump engaged in gruff political theater Friday to defang his support for far right provocateur Laura Loomer, who has all-too-quickly morphed into a cipher for all that ails the Trump campaign in the eyes of her GOP foes.
In recent days, Loomer has engaged in barbed back-and-forths with MAGA mainstays Senators Thom Tillis and Lindsey Graham, as well as Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene—very much a fighting firebrand with fire situation. And as more details of her extremist positions and trolly stunts have emerged, she’s become the subject of widespread consternation.
Since first aligning with far-right provocateur James O’Keefe (and his Project Veritas) in college, Loomer has partaken in a litany of headline-grabbing offenses, and has joined the likes of Alex Jones in promoting conspiracy theories that several school shootings were staged.