Even though Laura Loomer has no trouble getting President Trump on the phone, she has no luck getting a seat in the briefing room.
One of the most visible people in the pro-Trump digital ecosystem is still on the outside, watching as the White House welcomes a new breed of media celebrities – online commenters, podcasters, web video hosts, and political influencers. Loomer has a track record of influencing the president’s personnel decisions and is able to speak directly to him. He is a far-right agitator who has a dedicated online following. Even still, the Trump administration has ignored her demands for press credentials.
Because Loomer has a hypothesis.
“I believe there is apprehension that I might inquire about the allegiances of individuals in the White House, and they are afraid that I possess a microphone that can be heard across the country and the world to pose such questions,” Loomer stated to HEADLINESFOREVER.
Trump canceled Hunter Biden’s Secret Service protection in March, days after Loomer tweeted photographs that supposedly showed a detail accompanying Biden in South Africa; she wants to know why. I don’t understand why the White House legal staff isn’t trying to remove judges who she believes are biased. She is particularly curious as to why specific employees were recruited despite her comments about their dubious loyalty.
Someone should be held responsible, Loomer stated. “Without wishing ill will on any members of the administration, but rather to rally behind the America First policy.”
A request for comment was not responded to by the White House.
Challenging Situations
It’s unusual for right-wing media to express doubts about the White House’s stance on some issues, but Loomer does just that. Many of her contemporaries also target outside opponents, repeat official talking lines, or exaggerate Trump’s behavior.
Loomer, on the other hand, is one of Trump’s most steadfast and long-lasting fans, and she frequently turns her ire inward, seeking for ways to inflict as much misery as possible on those she believes betray him within his administration.
The recent removal of Michael Waltz as national security adviser brought her work’s impact into glaring relief. Accusing the former Florida congressman of filling national security positions with individuals whose political antecedents did not coincide with the MAGA movement, Loomer has openly chastised Waltz for weeks over his personnel choices.
Trump fired many senior national security advisers that Loomer had recommended for dismissal last month during a meeting in the Oval Office and a phone conversation with her; on Thursday, he transferred Waltz to his position as UN ambassador.
She wrote on X, “Loomered”—a word she and Trump have used to describe those who annoy her and whose careers or reputations she threatens—amid the upheaval.
Loomer predicted that the vetting issue and the unforced mistakes of Trump’s administration would be the obstacles that would derail his program, even though Trump managed to escape indictments, mug photos, and many assassination attempts. He doesn’t employ top talent, contrary to popular belief. Because no one is without flaws, it is critical that there be others who stand behind the president.
Loomer, who calls herself an investigative journalist, spends her days researching government figures’ pasts and reporting her findings to her 1.7 million X followers and alt-right-favored Rumble viewers twice weekly.
Instead of privately appealing to Trump, Loomer might have publicly questioned these hires during a White House briefing, which may have resulted in a less disruptive and costlier outcome, according to Waltz.
She urged the audience to prove that there was another independent news reporter who was more influential in shaping Trump’s administration than herself. You want to imply that these writers who have 5,000 followers on Twitter are more competent than I am? Even if I fall short of the expectations set by the respected press team, the president of the US is contacting me and requesting private meetings. That’s just funny.
A seat in the “new media”
Trump administration officials, on the other hand, have good motive to keep Loomer far.
Even some Republicans have criticized her for her history of using conspiracy theories and aggressive language. During the campaign last year, she appeared beside Trump at an event commemorating September 11, 2001, but after that, her contact to him was limited, even if it had previously included flights on his private jet and frequent appearances at his resort clubs. Protests broke out among Democrats after it was revealed that Loomer had made a video in which he claimed the 9/11 attacks were a “inside job.” (Loomer stated, “I’ve never denied the fact that Islamic terrorists carried out the 9/11 terrorist attacks.” in a phone conversation with HEADLINESFOREVER last year.)
Last month, HEADLINESFOREVER revealed that senior aides had intervened to prevent her from repeatedly gaining entry to the West Wing before to her encounter in the Oval Office. Loomer claims that despite four consecutive instances when Trump ordered her to be hired, she was never really hired.
But Loomer spotted a fresh opportunity early this year when White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt extended an invitation to “new media” to submit applications for access. Leavitt started giving extra briefings solely for online artists and commenters last week, and the arrangement also featured a rotating seat in the press room.
“What she’s done to bring in new voices has been welcome and refreshing,” commented Sean Spicer, who was Trump’s first press secretary. Spicer took a seat in the new media chair while doing an internet broadcast.
He implied that the White House’s definition of “new media” may determine Loomer’s exclusion. The administration may see Loomer more as an influencer than a journalist, according to Spicer.
He emphasized that every detail was important.
Those who have been permitted access thus far would find Loomer’s aggressive manner to be inappropriate. Many have spoken well of the current government, with some praising the president and others praising Leavitt, calling her “intelligent,” “articulate,” and “crushing it.” “My Uber drivers finally speak English again,” conservative influencer Arynne Wexler said, praising Trump for deporting illegal immigrants. Some even used it to plot assaults on major news outlets. “Ruthless Podcast” host John Ashbrook questioned Leavitt if the press was “out of touch with Americans,” while conservative podcaster Tim Pool urged Leavitt to reply to the “unprofessional behavior” of the conventional reporters.
There has been criticism of these performances even from conservative media outlets. “The new media briefings were “evolving into sycophantic chat sessions,” according to Brad Polumbo, co-founder of BASEDPolitics, who wrote about it in the Washington Examiner. An ex-top editor at The Daily Caller named Geoffrey Ingersoll expressed his growing frustration with the new media invitees’ constant “glazing” on X.
“From a conservative perspective, I believe the (right-wing) media should hold Trump to account,” Ingersoll said.
That is her purpose, according to Loomer. “And I feel like I’m really good at it.”