The Looming Shadow of Loomer

Far-Right Conspiracy Theorist Directs NSC Cuts

Laura Loomer’s path to the White House has involved previous positions at Alex Jones’ InfoWars, open declarations of being “pro-White Nationalist,” and handcuffing herself to Twitter’s New York office after being banned from the platform. She has no qualifications, no meaningful experience, and is incredibly out of touch with reality - yet her loyalty to Donald Trump has granted her an unimaginable amount of political power compared to the average MAGA influencer. Judging from recent reporting from the New York Times, she may even have power over senior members of the defense and intelligence community.

President Trump reportedly dismissed six members of the National Security Council (NSC) after their loyalty was brought into question by Loomer. It’s unclear what exactly instigated this decision or what is considered “loyalty” in this context, but several sources have identified these terminations as being the results of a meeting between Trump and Loomer (and a supposed list of disloy…