Conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer is credentialed to cover the Pentagon. She reportedly agreed to government terms rejected by mainstream journalists.
FILE – Right-wing activist Laura Loomer speaks in front of the courthouse where the hush-money trial of Donald Trump is underway, April 15, 2024, in New York. The far right-wing activist will make up part of a newly forming press corps that agreed to report under terms set by Defense Secretary and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth that prompted mainstream journalists to forfeit their credentials last month.
Cheryl Hines says RFK Jr. told her people hate her because of himAccording to the Washington Post, Loomer, 32, will be seated alongside right-wing organizations like One America News when reporting on the Department of Defense under restrictions limiting reporters access to solicit information government officials haven’t made available. “I don’t really have much of a life, you know?” Loomer told the Washington Post in May 2024 before Trump was re-elected. “So I’m happy to dedicate all my time to helping Trump, because if Trump doesn’t get back in, I don’t have anything.”a day after Loomer told him she questioned their commitment to his “Make America Great Again” movement. Trump downplayed her influence in his decision though a source familiar with the matter told the Associated Press there was a direct connection. Loomer has reported that the terror attacks of Sept. 11 were an “inside job,” claimed the 2020 presidential election Trump lost hadDear Abby: I forgot that a baby can be born early, and I made a big mistakeDear Abby: My husband says I'm a sourpuss because I don't like his anniversary planAsking Eric: If I report my neighbor, he'll know it was meDear Abby: The DNA test proves me right, but my sister keeps spreading these liesHarriette Cole: Yes, I have big feet, but what about her eating disorder?
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