Laura Elizabeth Loomer born May 21, [ 1 ] is an American far-right [ a ] political activist, conspiracy theorist , [ b ] and internet personality. She was the Republican nominee to represent Florida's 21st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives elections , losing to Democrat Lois Frankel.
She has described herself as being "pro- white nationalism " and a "proud Islamophobe ", [ c ] [ d ] and gained notoriety as a result of being banned from numerous social media platforms including Facebook , Instagram , and Twitter , payment processors , vehicles for hire , and food delivery mobile apps for various reasons, including violating policies on hate speech and posting misinformation. Donald Trump sought to hire Loomer to his presidential campaign in April , but his senior campaign advisors successfully discouraged Trump from doing so.
Loomer and her two brothers were raised in Arizona. In March , Loomer used a concealed video camera to record her conversations with Barry University officials, discussing the idea of starting a club called "Sympathetic Students in Support of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ".
The school apparently asked only that the club's name be changed to "Students in Support of the Middle East". James O'Keefe of Project Veritas , a right-wing organization known for producing secretly recorded and deceptively edited undercover audio and video investigations about media organizations and left-leaning groups, [ 19 ] [ 20 ] released the video of the encounter, [ 15 ] alleging that it captured a university official unfazed by the idea of an on-campus organization to support ISIS.
According to a Hillary Clinton campaign official, Loomer and two other women posing as Clinton supporters attempted to "entrap" campaign workers into accepting illegal cash donations in July The official said the campaign had complied with the law. On November 8, , the day of the U. Her first stunt for Rebel Media was on June 16, , when she disrupted a Shakespeare in the Park presentation of Julius Caesar in New York City, by walking on stage during the live performance shortly after the title character was assassinated.
