Laura Loomer and Trump Sitting in a Tree, K I S S I N G

The far-right provocateur and the former president are spending quite a bit of...together time. Where's Melania?

September 13, 2024

Donald Trump and Laura Loomer 👍👍 ... 😘💋? Image via X/@LauraLoomer

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While former president Donald Trump hits the presidential campaign trail, the former first lady has largely been absent. Melania Trump did not attend her husband's criminal trial in New York and only showed up for the final night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July.

When Trump and his entourage arrived in Philadelphia for the presidential debate, Melania was nowhere to be seen. Instead, a different woman was spotted debarking from Trump's private jet: Florida's own far-right provocateur and one-time Republican congressional candidate Laura Loomer. (She ran for Florida's 21st congressional district, which fittingly includes Mar-a-Lago).

She was later seen backstage at the September 10 debate, in the spin room with Trump immediately after, and then by his side in New York City and Pennsylvania for September 11 remembrance ceremonies.

Loomer has made a name for herself as a far-right, anti-immigrant conspiracy theorist who routinely spouts homophobic, transphobic, and anti-Muslim comments. Uber and Lyft banned the self-described "proud Islamophobe" after she went on a Twitter rant over the companies hiring Muslim drivers. She has claimed that "9/11 was an Inside Job!" and called Islam "a cancer on humanity."

Her antics have led to her being banned from Facebook, Instagram, Venmo, PayPal, GoFundMe, and X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, Elon Musk later reinstated Loomer's X account when he bought the company.

She is so out-there that Georgia U.S. Rep. and Class A eccentric Marjorie Taylor Greene called her out for a racist tweet about Kamala Harris.

Extremist and racist views aside, the 31-year-old has been spending quite a bit of time with Trump, leading some to speculate that they're a romantic item.

Internet personality Mike Sington pointed to a video of the duo cozying up at Mar-a-Lago.

"This is why Trump is hanging out with Laura Loomer," he wrote. "Watch them with their hands all over each other at Mar-a-Lago. Note: He's married.

This is why Trump is hanging out with Laura Loomer. Watch them with their hands all over each other at Mar-a-Lago. Note: He’s married. pic.twitter.com/GKdSMjDnvD
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) September 12, 2024

Another social media user likened the pair to Roman dictator Julius Caesar and his love Cleopatra.

Julius Caesar had Cleopatra pic.twitter.com/YSYfbyAioG
— Andrew Fleischman (@ASFleischman) September 13, 2024

Journalist Aaron Rupar noted, "Loomer has been traveling with Trump all week for reasons that remain unclear."

It bears repeating that Laura Loomer has been traveling with Trump all week for reasons that remain unclear https://t.co/UVnjjIDXGh
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 12, 2024

Some are even working on a new Trump portrait with his potential first lady.

It’s been a long night painting Laura Loomer into my award winning President Trump artwork, but it’s worth it knowing she’ll be a powerful new First Lady. pic.twitter.com/nKXc1drggJ
— Gary Peterson 🇺🇸 (@GaryPetersonUSA) September 13, 2024

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Naomi Feinstein is a staff writer of Miami New Times where she primarily focuses on news. Naomi started her career with New Times as an intern from June–August 2019, then worked as a fellow from August 2022 to February 2023 before joining the staff full-time. She graduated from University of Miami where she contributed to the student-run newspaper, The Miami Hurricane. She holds a master’s degree and graduated with honors from the Columbia School of Journalism. In 2021, Naomi was recognized as the College Journalist of the Year from the Society of Professional Journalists of Florida, and she placed second for Best General News Story in the 2021 Pinnacle Awards.

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