A new figure is emerging in the US presidential campaign. Laura Loomer, 31, a far-right influencer known for her racist, homophobic, transphobic and Islamophobic remarks, is now appearing alongside Republican candidate Donald Trump on his official trips. This evidence of a new radicalization of the former president’s campaign is dividing his supporters within the Republican Party itself.
Against a pink and purple background, more reminiscent of a teenage girl’s bedroom than a television studio, Laura Loomer, her poodle on her lap, comments on the latest news of the American presidential campaign. At 31, this far-right activist, who presents herself on her social networks as an investigative journalist, does not hide her support for the Republican camp.
« Donald Trump wants to make America safe again, strong again, great again. Kamala Harris wants to make America Venezuela […], She wants to make our country communist. Today, even Vladimir Putin supports Kamala Harris ” she says in a video posted on September 6. In the background, on a white shelf, sits a photo of her and the Republican candidate, posing in front of the national flag. Below, a figurine of the real estate mogul, depicted in his red cap ” Make America Great Again » [« Rendre l’Amérique Grande à Nouveau »].
- RFI
