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As soon as US President-elect Donald Trump announced that Sriram Krishnan would serve as Senior Policy Advisor for Artificial Intelligence at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the American journalist and conspiracy theorist racist Laura Loomer launched an online attack against Sriram Krishnan.

Sriram’s stance on removing the country cap on H1-B visas was misrepresented online, suggesting that he would prefer skilled workers from foreign nations over Americans. Soon after, an online campaign was launched against him with Loomer spearheading the attack.

Calling his appointment “disappointing”, Laura Loomer, in her diatribe questioned the “America First” policy implications of Krishnan’s appointment, and labeled Indians as “third-world invaders” and claimed that the United States was founded by “white Europeans.”

Loomer also made disparaging remarks regarding Indian hygiene practices, saying, “If India was so high skilled, people would stay there instead of flocking to the US.”

Laura Loomer’s comments garnered much-deserved criticism. Probably, the anti-Indian segment of the American right-wing wants the skills of talented Indians but not Indian people.

In response to a post by an Indian immigrant who emphasised how skilled immigrants built America and people like Laura Loomer are propaganda machines undermining America’s competitive edge, Loomer retorted with racist and derogatory comments which have little to do with reality.

“Our country was built by white Europeans, actually. Not third world invaders from India. @Cloudwatch199 You know, it was white Europeans who created the American Dream, and we didn’t create it  so that it could be exploited by pro open border techies like you. PS: why are people in India still shitting in the water they bathe and drink from?  Don’t talk to me as an American citizen about INNOVATION when we actually have running water and indoor plumbing here in America. Perhaps you need to retake your American history class. Do the tech billionaires you work with in Silicon Valley even bother teaching their third world hires about AMERICAN history anymore?  Or are you only interested in your invader supremacist revisionist history?” she said.

Laura Loomer’s recent racist tirade against Sriram Krishnan in particular and Indians, in general, has elicited support from her racist ilk as well as widespread condemnation from those both within and outside the American right-wing fold. Notably, her career has been dominated by her racist and controversial statements, positioning her as a divisive figure even within the far-right circles she seeks to influence.

Laura Loomer’s “Curry” jibe against Kamala Harris

Racist rhetoric has been the recurring theme of Laura Loomer’s socio-political commentary with one of the most outrageous being the one slandering current Vice President Kamala Harris because of her Indian origin. In September 2024, Loomer said on X  that if Kamala Harris is elected president, “the White House will smell like curry & White House speeches will be facilitated via a call centre,” in a prejudiced reference to Harris’ origins.

Unsurprisingly, her statement drew significant condemnation. Despite the outcry, instead of apologising, Loomer maintained that her remarks were intended as humour or political satire.

While Laura Loomer claims to be a big-time Trump and Republican party supporter, the party leaders have time and again condemned her for peddling conspiracy theories. In September, Republican Sen. Thom Tillis called Loomer a “crazy conspiracy theorist”.

“Laura Loomer is a crazy conspiracy theorist who regularly utters disgusting garbage intended to divide Republicans. A DNC plant couldn’t do a better job than she is doing to hurt President Trump’s chances of winning re-election. Enough,” Tillies said.

Master in racist commentary, failure in electoral politics

Laura Loomer’s stint in electoral politics demonstrates that she is only capable of garnering social media attention through her racist rhetoric and cannot garner votes. In the 2020 Florida UD House of Representatives contest, Loomer ran as a Republican but lost. Two years later, she also lost the Republican primary.

Laura Loomer behind the “Haitian cannibals” claim?

During the September presidential debate, Donald Trump alleged that illegal immigrants from Haiti were eating pets in the Ohio town triggering a memefest on American social media. Laura Loomer stated on X one day before the debate that “cannibalistic Haitians are now killing people’s pets and hunting domestic animals on the streets of Ohio”.

“Disturbing reports came out this weekend about Haitian immigrants eating people’s pets in Ohio where Democrats like @SenSherrodBrown and the Biden-Harris regime imported over 20,000 cannibalistic Haitians who are now killing people’s pets and hunting domestic animals on the streets of Ohio.  Just a reminder that Ohio Democrat Senator @SenSherrodBrown voted to extend temporary protective status to Haitians and also voted AGAINST stopping the tax payer funded flights from Haiti to the US!!,” Loomer posted on X on 9th September 2024.

Laura Loomer and her many conspiracy theories

Just two days after US President Joe Biden pulled out of the presidential race in July, Loomer posted on X that he was near death and had started to delegate some of his duties to others. She claimed that “his time is limited” and that his family and staff “are holding on for dear life right now.”

“BIDEN IS DYING AND HAS STARTED QUIETLY DELEGATING HIS AUTHORITY AS PRESIDENT TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE. In an act that is further evidence that Joe Biden @JoeBiden is dying and @KamalaHarris will be President soon, today while everyone was distracted by the @GOPoversight hearing with @SecretService Director Kim Cheatle, and news of Joe Biden dropping out, today Biden started quietly delegating his authority as President of the United States to the Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of State. Biden is dying, and he’s dying fast.  Get ready for President Kamala Harris! BOOKMARK THIS TWEET!” Loomer posted.

However, Loomer’s X post got community-noted which said that there was nothing unusual in these texts, this is standard language also used by the Trump White House as well as other past administrations.

Similarly, in July, she claimed in a social media post that President Biden had a medical emergency after landing at Andrews Base. However, it was reported that Air Force One did not land at Joint Base Andrews, but rather at Delaware’s National Guard Base, where Biden was spotted leaving the plane on his own, saluting an officer and answering questions from journalists.

9/11 attack an “inside job”

Laura Loomer has also peddled the conspiracy theory that the 9/11 attacks were an “inside job,” which has been largely debunked but is still propagated by her.

Loomer’s comments inadvertently handing a clean-chit to Jihadis like Al-Qaeda terrorist Osama Bin Laden who masterminded the attack, triggered backlash, particularly when she was spotted with Trump at 9/11 memorial events. 

Covid a ‘scam’

Loomer spread anti-vaccine propaganda and conspiracy theories about the CoronaVirus. She called the pandemic a “scam” and argued that health measures were part of a larger Biden administration’s control tactic. Ironically, Laura Loomer who dismissed Covid as a ‘scam’ and hoped to get coronavirus so she could “prove to people” that even food-poisoning deaths are more serious than Covid, later tested Covid positive in September 2021 and suffered brutal body aches and nausea.

Loomer backed QAnon

Loomer has also shown support for QAnon, a conspiracy theory that alleges elites are involved in child trafficking and Satanic rituals. Although she has not openly adopted all of QAnon’s beliefs, her rhetoric and actions are consistent with many aspects of the conspiracy, particularly her allegations against political and media elites.

When Laura Loomer disrupted Julius Caesar drama and got arrested

Laura Loomer also made headlines in June 2017 when she interrupted a production of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” at the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park in New York City. The show sparked controversy because it depicted Julius Caesar as a Donald Trump-like figure who is slain in a manner similar to Trump’s portrayal on stage.

Loomer was quickly taken down from the stage by security and was arrested by the NYPD.  She was charged with criminal trespass and disorderly conduct. After being arrested, she was released the same night and asked to appear in court later.

Social media bans and Laura Loomer’s theatrics

Back in 2018, Laura Loomer handcuffed herself to Twitter’s New York City headquarters to register her protest against a ban on her on Twitter. It was reported that she attached herself to the building’s front door, blocking the entrance to the building in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighbourhood in a live-streamed protest on Periscope. In the video stream, Loomer  was seen wearing a yellow Star of David on her chest, as many European Jews were compelled to do during the Holocaust, as well as a hoodie with the hashtag “#STOPTHEBIAS.” Loomer was banned from Twitter after claiming that US Senator Ilhan Omar was anti-Jewish and pro-Sharia.

While Laura Loomer has received support from conspiracy theory enthusiasts and racists, her divisive and anti-Indian rhetoric has attracted criticism across the political spectrum. Loomer’s racist and divisive rhetoric has often compelled the Republican leaders to do the damage control. Her statements and actions do more damage to the Republican party than benefit them. Probably, Laura Loomer has become the Mani Shankar Aiyar of the MAGA movement.

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