What’s behind Maga influencer Laura Loomer’s about-face on Ukraine?
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, sits with Laura Loomer on 23 July 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photograph: Ukrainian presidential press office/APView image in fullscreenThe Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, sits with Laura Loomer on 23 July 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Looking back, that wasn’t very nice of me to say.
- ▪The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, sits with Laura Loomer on 23 July 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
- ▪Photograph: Ukrainian presidential press office/APView image in fullscreenThe Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, sits with Laura Loomer on 23 July 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
- ▪Looking back, that wasn’t very nice of me to say.
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The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, sits with Laura Loomer on 23 July 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photograph: Ukrainian presidential press office/APView image in fullscreenThe Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, sits with Laura Loomer on 23 July 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photograph: Ukrainian presidential press office/APDonald TrumpAnalysisWhat’s behind Maga influencer Laura Loomer’s about-face on Ukraine?James RisenAfter a Kyiv visit, rightwing firebrand now supports Ukraine – but perhaps it’s just because Trump favors a winnerSat 25 Jul 2026 06.00 EDTLast modified on Sat 25 Jul 2026 06.02 EDTShareLaura Loomer, the online Maga provocateur, has never worked in the White House or anywhere else in the government, but her sudden conversion to the Ukrainian cause this week is…
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