{"id":1025162,"date":"2023-08-14T15:59:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T15:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1025162"},"modified":"2024-05-20T15:35:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T15:35:32","slug":"new-donald-trump-rubs-elbows-with-white-nationalist-laura-loomer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/new-donald-trump-rubs-elbows-with-white-nationalist-laura-loomer\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW: Donald Trump Rubs Elbows With White Nationalist Laura Loomer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Donald Trump reached another low over the weekend when he once again met up with extremist and self-described white nationalist Laura Loomer \u2014 for at least the second time this year. This is the state of the 2024 GOP primary: With Republicans in no rush to condemn him, Donald Trump continues to surround himself with some of the most far-right, extreme members of the party. 

In a new video, Loomer visits Trump at his Bedminster golf course, where he lauds her as \u201cterrific\u201d and \u201cspecial\u201d \u2014 despite previous backlash he\u2019s received for associating with the far-right extremist. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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@NoLieWithBTC<\/a>: \u201cTrump just filmed a video with Laura Loomer, a white nationalist who pushed false flag conspiracy theories about the Parkland school shooting and celebrated the deaths of migrants, calling for \u2018more\u2019 of them to die. He calls her \u2018terrific\u2019 and \u2018special.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Reporting from April revealed that Donald Trump considered hiring her to help run his presidential campaign. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New York Times<\/a>: \u201cFormer President Donald J. Trump recently told aides to hire Laura Loomer, a far-right and anti-Muslim activist with a history of expressing bigoted views, for a campaign role, according to four people familiar with the plans. Mr. Trump met with Ms. Loomer recently and directed advisers to give her a role in support of his candidacy, two of the people familiar with the move said. On Tuesday, after Mr. Trump\u2019s arraignment in Manhattan, Ms. Loomer attended the former president\u2019s speech at Mar-a-Lago, his resort and residence in Palm Beach, Fla.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Loomer is a far-right extremist known for her outrageous and bigoted views. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Loomer<\/a>: \u201c\u2018Someone asked me, \u201cAre you pro-white nationalism?\u201d Yes. I\u2019m pro-white nationalism.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Daily Beast<\/a>: \u201cLoomer has been kicked off of Twitter, PayPal, Uber, Lyft, and even food delivery app Uber Eats for her attacks on Muslims, which included calling for a ride-hailing app that wouldn\u2019t employ Muslims.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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New York Times<\/a>: \u201cShe once described Islam as a \u2018cancer\u2019 and tweeted under the hashtag \u2018#proudislamophobe,\u2019 and she has celebrated the deaths of migrants crossing the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn 2018, she was barred from Twitter for violating its hateful conduct policy. To protest the ban, Ms. Loomer, who is Jewish, affixed a yellow Star of David to her clothes \u2014 just as \u2018Nazis made the Jews wear during the Holocaust,\u2019 she said \u2014 and handcuffed herself to the entrance to Twitter\u2019s New York headquarters.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Salon<\/a>: \u201cFar-right extremist Laura Loomer refused to concede her Florida Republican primary defeat to Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Fla., on Tuesday after coming surprisingly close to an upset. \u2026 Loomer broke down in tears during a speech to supporters Tuesday night and refused to concede after losing by six points.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018I’m not conceding, because I’m a winner!\u2019 Loomer declared, pushing baseless allegations of election fraud.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s appearance with Loomer is the latest example of him surrounding himself with far-right extremists and election deniers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rolling Stone<\/a>: \u201cThey Helped Trump Plan a Coup. He Wants Them Back for a Second Term\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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The Hill<\/a>: \u201cTrump says he\u2019ll bring back Michael Flynn if he wins in 2024: \u2018He\u2019s some man\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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WMUR<\/a>: \u201cTrump 2024 Campaign NH deputy director posted tweets from Jan. 6 Capitol protest\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Washington Post<\/a>: \u201cIn N.H. stop, Trump embraces woman convicted in Jan. 6 case\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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