Loomers kritik mot gåvan från Qatar: ”Oroande”
Den kontroversiella extremhögerprofilen och Trumpsupportern Laura Loomer är kritisk till att presidenten har gått med på att ta emot ett lyxflygplan från Qatar, rapporterar Politico.
– Om uppgifterna stämmer tycker jag att det är oroande. Qatar är inte vår vän, säger hon till tidningen.
Intervjun gjordes strax före Donald Trump fick frågor om flygplanet, en Boeing 747–8 som uppges vara värt runt 400 miljoner dollar, i Vita huset. ABC News, som var först med att rapportera om gåvan, fick både en känga av Trump och ett tydligt svar på vad presidenten tycker.
– Jag hade kunnat vara en dum person och svarat ’nej, vi vill inte ha ett gratis, väldigt dyrt flygplan’, säger Trump.
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Laura Loomer
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Laura Elizabeth Loomer (born May 21, 1993) is an American far-right political activist, conspiracy theorist, and internet personality. She was the Republican nominee to represent Florida's 21st congressional district in the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections, losing to Democrat Lois Frankel. She also ran in the Republican primary for Florida's 11th congressional district in 2022, losing to incumbent Daniel Webster.
Loomer has worked as an activist for several organizations, including Project Veritas, the Geller Report, Rebel News, and InfoWars. She has described herself as being "pro-white nationalist" and a "proud Islamophobe", repeatedly making anti-Muslim statements in public settings.
Loomer has gained notoriety as a result of being banned from numerous social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, payment processors, vehicles for hire, and food delivery mobile apps for various reasons, including violating policies on hate speech and posting misinformation. Loomer has also been banned and removed from events, and had press credentials revoked, for harassment and causing disturbances.
In April 2023, Donald Trump sought to hire Loomer for his presidential campaign, but his senior campaign advisors successfully discouraged Trump from doing so. By September 2024, some Trump supporters and others had expressed concerns about Loomer's continuing presence around and influence on Trump. In early April 2025, reports emerged that Loomer influenced President Trump to dismiss more than half a dozen national security officials due to her suspicions of their disloyalty to him, and she also advocated for additional firings.
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