Laura Loomer: The ‘Free Spirit’ Whispering in Trump’s Ear

Tim Marchman: I think there are three reasons why this boiled up, and they're all pretty material. One is, she was on the plane with him right before he went into what is proved to have been a pretty disastrous debate, especially because he started ranting about Haitian immigrants eating cats and dogs, which of course they're not doing, and this has dominated the news cycle for a week now, so— Leah Feiger: And led to some very dangerous bomb threats at elementary schools in the area. Leah Feiger: Well, the ideas and conspiracies she's pushing are coming straight out of his mouth basically. And three, as you wrote about it, David, and we have to be candid about this, there have been rumors of an affair between the two, which she has strenuously denied, and I want to emphasize that, but there has been, as Trump might say, many people have been saying things about this, and that obviously is going to get people talking. David Gilbert: I think the 9/11 thing really brought it home to people when it was pointed out that she was there, and she had previously pushed these conspiracies, which she has since denied, by the way.