Laura Loomer

Laura Loomer, 2024

Laura Elizabeth Loomer (born May 21, 1993) is an American far-right political activist 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. She has been described as espousing anti-Muslim, white nationalist and conspiracy theorist views.

Quotes

• Someone needs to create a non Islamic form of Uber or Lyft because I never want to support another Islamic immigrant driver.
  • Tweeted before her Twitter account was shut down, quoted in "Laura Loomer: Far-right ‘proud Islamophobe’ wins Republican primary in Florida", The Independent (London, August 19, 2020)

• Is the Deep State activating HAARP to disrupt the Iowa Caucus? We all know Nikki Haley has a lot of friends in the defense industry and Military industrial complex. She’s losing in Iowa, and now Iowa is set to get hit with a ONCE IN A DECADE blizzard as Donald Trump is set to dominate the Iowa Caucus. Is the Deep State using HAARP to rig the Iowa Caucus? Looks like weather manipulation to me.
  • Claimed about the HAARP measuring instrument, operated by University of Alaska Fairbanks, used for doing research about the ionosphere above Alaska, quoted in "Loomer questions if Haley is using “weather manipulation” to steal caucus from Trump", Salon (January 12, 2024)

• They should get the death penalty. You know, we actually used to have, the punishment for treason in this country.
  • Said about Democrats, quoted in "Loomer calls for death penalty for Democrats who committed ‘treason’", Villages-News (June 2, 2024)

• The way they talk in their little DEI Shaniqua voices, and it's just very piercing, very irritating sound. They all have, they all have the same voice. I'm talking about Kamala Harris, Letitia James, and Fani Willis. Like, all of the, like, meritless DEI Shaniquas talk the same way. It's very obnoxious the way that they talk. They're very boisterous in the way that they, you know, talk in a very racist manner about white people, about getting Donald Trump.
  • "Trump ally Laura Loomer calls Kamala Harris, Fani Willis, and Letitia James “meritless DEI Shaniquas”", Media matters (September 5, 2024)

• If @KamalaHarris wins, 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.
  • "Marjorie Taylor Greene slams Trump pal Laura Loomer for ‘extremely racist’ post about Kamala Harris", The Independent (London, September 12, 2024).

• [About Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham:] When is Lindsay (sic) coming out of the closet? We all know you’re Gay, Lindsey. There’s nothing wrong with Gay people.
  • "Laura Loomer to Lindsay Graham: “We All Know You’re Gay”", Metro Weekly (September 16, 2024)

Quotes about Laura Loomer

• The history of this person is just really toxic. I mean, she actually called for Kellyanne Conway’s daughter to hang herself.
  • Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, quoted in "'Disturbing': Lindsey Graham Says Trump Shouldn't Pal Around With 9/11 Conspiracy Theorist", HuffPost (September 12, 2024)

• I endorsed her first run for congress, donated to her, and fundraised for her and then she lost.
• Laura has lied so much about me and others like Matt Gaetz, even though we are Pres Trump’s most loyal and fierce elected Members of Congress.
• 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.
  • Marjorie Taylor Greene, quoted in "MAGA Is Turning against Laura Loomer", Newsweek (September 13, 2024).

• Laura Loomer — stand up, please, Laura. Great job you do. Great job. You want to try and have her on your side, right? The great Laura Loomer. Some of you know Laura. She's a fantastic person, a great woman. A friend of all of ours and a — this woman is amazing, Laura Loomer.
  • Donald Trump (27 July 2024), as transcribed in "CNN News Central", CNN (September 13, 2024)
  • The "cryptocurrency conference", mentioned in the CNN transcript, was in Nashville. The Washington Post partly quotes the comments as "Trump said during a July speech in Nashville".

• I don’t control Laura. She’s a free spirit.
  She’s a supporter. She’s a person with strong opinions. [...] Lots of people ride on my plane. It's a big plane.
  • Donald Trump at a press conference at his California golf club (13 September 2024), as cited in "Donald Trump re-election bid being derailed by far-right influencers, allies fear", Financial Times (13 September 2024)
  • Loomer was seen leaving Trump's plane in Pennsylvania on 10 September before the debate with Kamala Harris, the Democrat's presidential candidate.

• Laura Loomer is a crazy conspiracy theorist who regularly utters disgusting garbage intended to divide Republicans. A DNC plant couldn’t do a better job than she is doing to hurt President Trump’s chances of winning re-election. Enough.
  • Republican Senator Thom Tillis, quoted in "Top MAGA Republican Calls Laura Loomer ‘Disgusting Garbage’", The Daily Beast (September 14, 2024)

• While the Republican Party represents a broad diversity of thought and opinions, it is critical that we do not allow the Democrats and mainstream media to have anyone’s comments — which are, at their core, bigoted and racist — speak on behalf of President Trump and other Republicans on the ballot. We are glad to see President Trump make it clear that he disavows Laura Loomer’s offensive comments.
  • Joint statement from U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis and U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, quoted in "Laura Loomer to Lindsay Graham: “We All Know You’re Gay”", Metro Weekly (September 16, 2024)