Conspiracy theorist said to have been key promoter of false rumour about immigrants ex-president repeated in debate

Conspiracy theorist said to have been key promoter of false rumour about immigrants ex-president repeated in debate

Republicans are blaming the influence of Laura Loomer, a rightwing conspiracy theorist, for this week’s botched debate performance by Donald Trump, which included the former president repeating a bizarre and unfounded claim that pet cats and dogs were being eaten by Haitian immigrants.

Loomer flew with Trump on his private plane to Tuesday’s debate in Philadelphia and has been identified as a key promoter of the pets rumour, which has been dismissed as false by authorities in Springfield, Ohio, where the practice was alleged to have been taking place.

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Loomer, who styles herself as an “investigative journalist”, last year promoted a conspiracy theory alleging that 9/11 was an”inside job”. On Wednesday she posted an unfounded allegation that Harris had worn earphones disguised as earrings during the debate.

  • wjrii
    180·
    1 month ago

    MTG is just happy she finally found someone (slightly) more racist than her:

    “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,” Loomer wrote.

    • vaxhax
      170·
      1 month ago

      Good grief. The next few months cannot pass fast enough.

      • aesthelete
        40·
        1 month ago1 month ago

        Try to enjoy them; if Trump wins, these will be remembered as the good times.

    • Optional
      31·
      1 month ago

      Your sweet old aunt and uncle support these people. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

      • tate
        50·
        1 month ago

        Take a better look at a trump rally. This has nothing to do with age.