Trump distances himself from far-right supporter Laura Loomer: I cant tell her what to do

Former President Donald Trump said Friday that notorious far-right influencer Laura Loomer was just a “supporter” of his campaign to return to the White House, as a growing number of Republicans publicly warned her visibility was damaging the 45th president’s standing with voters.“I don’t know.Laura is a supporter.

She’s a strong person,” Trump told reporters during a news conference in Southern California.“I don’t control Laura,” the 45th president added.“I can’t tell Laura what to do.”Loomer, 31, was part of the 78-year-old’s retinue that traveled with him to Philadelphia for Tuesday’s debate against Vice President Kamala Harris.

The following day, she was spotted visiting a Lower Manhattan firehouse alongside Trump and his running mate, Sen.JD Vance, to commemorate the anniversary of the Sept.

11, 2001, terror attacks.On Friday morning, Loomer suggested in a post on X that the US government was hiding information about the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, writing that “there’s still a lot of unanswered questions.“The 9/11 documents are still classified to this day.

The American people deserve to know the entire truth.Not just what our lying government chose to tell us,” she added.

“There’s so many unanswered questions… Why?”Last year, Loomer — who unsuccessfully ran for Congress from Florida in 2020 and 2022 — posted a video on social media claiming that the attack on the World Trade Center was an “inside job.”“You’re telling me for the first time,” Trump said when asked about Loomer’s 9/11 remarks in Rancho Palos Verdes, outside Los Angeles.“I don’t know that much about it.I know she’s a big fan of the campaign but I really don’t know … She brings a spirit to us that a lot of people have.

We have very spirited people.And in all fairness to her, she hates seeing what’s happening to the country,” he added in response to a reporter question.Some Republicans had blasted the Tr...