How far-right activist Laura Loomer is shaping the Trump administration - PBS NewsHour

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Transcript:

A right-wing political activist who has spread conspiracy theories and used hate speech has become a central figure in the hirings and firings of Trump staffers. Laura Loomer has successfully lobbied to remove aides in several key government roles, including the National Security Council. Stephanie Sy reports on Loomer's mission to shape the Trump administration in her vision.

A right-wing political activist who's spread conspiracy theories and used hate speech has become a central figure in the hirings and firings of Trump administration staffers.

Laura Loomer has successfully lobbied to remove aides from several key government roles, including the National Security Council. Despite her close alliance with the president, she's drawn some foes within the Republican Party, including Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.

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Stephanie Sy:

Observers say it's not a coincidence that more than a dozen high-ranking officials in the Trump administration have either lost their jobs or had their nominations revoked after Loomer questioned their loyalty to the president. The woman Trump calls a patriot got her start in media with Project Veritas, known for using deceptive tactics, including undercover videotaping, often to make false or exaggerated claims about its targets.

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Donald Trump:

A fantastic woman, a true patriot, Laura Loomer.

Stephanie Sy:

Trump mentioned her in fond terms on the stump, and she was spotted getting on his campaign plane last fall. But he's never given her a job. Still, she fights for him.

Laura Loomer:

I'm starting to have some serious doubts about who is in control in the Oval Office, because I have just seen so many instances of Donald Trump giving orders and then his orders not being respected by his own staff.

Stephanie Sy:

After an Oval Office meeting with Loomer in April, the president fired six National Security Council officials.

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https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-far-right-activist-laura-loomer-is-shaping-the-trump-administration

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How can the country survive with something like that?

[elleng]

1. SICK!!!

[usonian]

2. With Botox?

Or maybe, with




Restaurant food.