Trump Team Leader Made Sure Loomer Wasn’t Hired

Axios reports:

Some Republicans are sounding alarms over far-right activist Laura Loomer’s increasing presence in former President Trump’s inner circle, concerned it’s a sign he’s moving deeper into a world of conspiracies and racism. Trump’s top advisers usually have been able to fend off or limit fringe characters’ access to him during much of this campaign, but now it appears that he’s insistent on letting in more of them in.

Loomer, a twice-failed congressional candidate in Florida, is frequent guest of Trump’s at Mar-a-Lago, has called the 9/11 attacks an “inside job,” and described herself as a “proud Islamophobe.” She has 1.2 million followers on X. When Trump wanted to hire Loomer last year, co-campaign manager Susie Wiles sat in on her interview with Trump but made sure Loomer wasn’t hired, Axios learned.

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