Republicans are concerned Laura Loomer had ‘something to do with’ Trump’s poor debate performance
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Some Republicans are concerned that far-right activist Laura Loomer is influencing former President Donald Trump and worry she may have had something to do with his poor debate performance against Vice President Kamala Harris. Far-right activist Laura Loomer listens as Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks during a Get Out The Vote rally at Coastal Carolina University on February 10, 2024 in Conway. Republican consultant Dennis Lennox told Semafor, “Trump lost the debate because of his performance or lack thereof.” “That’s what happens when you wing it, live in the Fox News, X bubble, and rely upon Matt Gaetz, let alone Laura Loomer,” he added. Stay mad!” Right-wing Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene called Loomer’s post denigrating Harris’s heritage “appalling and extremely racist.” She added: “It does not represent who we are as Republicans or MAGA.