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Trump ally Laura Loomer sparks infighting with RFK Jr. attack
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Trump ally Laura Loomer sparks infighting with RFK Jr. attack

Laura Loomer

Laura Loomer, far-right conspiracy theorist and close associate of the former president Donald Trumpset off a storm of rage in the MAGA world over the weekend when he accused Robert F. Kennedy Jr. by the scams of Trump supporters.

Loomer, whose posts and “investigations” are regularly shared by Trump himself, X, formerly Twitter, announced on Sunday, “FUNDRAISING ALERT.” She added:

None of this money @RobertKennedyJr is raising will go to Donald Trump’s campaign, as RFK Jr claimed below.

The small print on the donation landing page says the money raised will be used to pay off Democratic Mayor RFK JR’s campaign debts…

Hey @RobertKennedyJr if you are an official Trump surrogate why are you raising money on a separate platform not affiliated with Trump? And why are you lying and saying this money will benefit Trump when it clearly says it will be used to pay off your campaign debt from the Democratic primary where you attacked Trump?

This is called fraudulent fundraising. You are trying to exploit MAGA.

This money is not going to Trump.

Not a Trump fundraiser link.

What’s going on here?

Loomer attached her post to Kennedy’s latest clip asking for donations, in which he said, “Every dollar you contribute will continue to build momentum to get President Trump back in the White House.”

Loomer drew a swift backlash, even from one of her closest allies in the Trump universe, Roger Stone.

“This is false. RFK’s campaign just dropped one of the best pro-Trump ads of the year, and a friend from Wisconsin who is an RFK supporter told me he got a call from RFK’s campaign today urging him to vote TRUMP,” Stone replied to Loomer. Kennedy endorsed Trump after he dropped out of the race in September and both promised Kennedy would play an active role in “making America healthy again,” despite Kennedy’s long history promotion wild conspiracy theories and anti-vaccine claims.

Loomer responded to Stone and wrote, “The fine print makes it clear that the money will pay off his debt to the Democratic Party. It will not go into Trump’s campaign account. My post is correct. This is not personal. This shows people where their money is going so they know what they are donating to. It’s the ethical thing to do.”

“You are wrong. You lack a fundamental understanding of federal election law, which is why you lost two congressional campaigns. Maybe you should spend your time not attacking people who are on the same side as you 2 days b4 the #amatuer election,” Stone replied to Loomer. Stone was a longtime friend of Loomer’s, supporting her in both of her failed congressional races in Florida.

Loomer later doubled and he wrote“Wow, the RFK Jr fundraising scam just gets worse. He says he’s raising money to get Trump back in the White House… Not only is the money not going to Trump, it’s instead going to pay off RFK Jr’s DEMOCRATIC presidential campaign debt, but over $6,600 in donations are going to The “Kennedy Victory Fund” funneling money into the Libertarian Party to support their candidate for President…who is NOT Donald Trump.”

Reactions to Loomer’s posts on the matter have turned vicious as Trump supporters appointed her “toxic” and accused her of trying to sabotage Trump days before the election. Loomer has long been a highly controversial figure on the far right and has promoted conspiracy theories that deny everything from school shootings to suggestion Nikki Haley checked the weather ahead of the Iowa caucuses.

Trump praised Loomer during his Iowa caucus victory speech in January, calling her “a very important person” and “fantastic.” Trump met with Loomer at his Bedminster country club over the summer and praised the work she does on his behalf, and reportedly even tried to hire her as a campaign staffer before an internal upheaval. Trump later sparked an outcry by having Loomer on the plane while he attended this year’s 9/11 memorials, an event Loomer attended. suggested it was a false flag attack by the US government.

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