Summary

Laura Loomer criticized Elon Musk’s influence on Trump during an appearance on Steve Bannon’s War Room, accusing Musk and other tech leaders of being “welfare queens” reliant on government subsidies while seeking control over national defense.

Loomer also alleged Musk held secret meetings with Iranian and Chinese officials, raising national security concerns.

Her remarks align with growing criticism from MAGA loyalists, including Bannon, who warn of Musk’s outsized role during Trump’s transition.

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    5 days ago

    Laura Loomer is kind of mad because she sucked the wrong dick for influence. Should’ve been sucking Elon’s instead.

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      Laura Loomer is kind of mad because she sucked the wrong dick for influence.

      This is the sort of fundamentally misogynistic comment I’d expect to hear from a Trump supporter. She’s not a “whore” just because she’s a vocal, visible and yes, you could even say “successful” woman.

      She very likely did not sleep her way to where ever in MAGA-land this is. She got to be a despicable human all on her own.

      Edit: Listen to yourselves. It helps when the subject isn’t a garbage human. Pretend it’s your mother. “She just slept her way to success”

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        If she had been male, it would have been about ass kissing rather than dick sucking.

        This isn’t a “haha women can only success if they use their bodies” so much as a “haha she miscalculated that using her body would give her a close position to Trump but he moved on pretty quickly and prefers Elon’s money”.

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          This isn’t a “haha women can only success if they use their bodies” so much as a “haha she miscalculated that using her body would give her a close position to Trump but he moved on pretty quickly and prefers Elon’s money”.

          Not judging from the comments here. They all center on using the fact that she’s a woman who MAY have had an affair to reflect on her character rather than the hundred other reasons she’s a terrible person.

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          “Very obvious”? When I searched for that all I got was rumor and innuendo and mention of a defamation lawsuit she filed.

          But regardless, why is the immediate conclusion always that women use sex to advance their careers and that this makes them “whores”. Why is this always considered awful and distasteful but when men do it it’s celebrated?

          And ya, I can’t believe I’m defending this piece of garbage.

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              Do you recognize that you’re the only one calling her a whore?

              Ah of course. That’s the argument MAGA cult members use when you claim, correctly, that they are racist. Oh no, they didn’t explicitly say “black people” why are you bringing it up… LOL.

              This is the same old story. Women are denigrated BECAUSE they have sexuality. They are not allowed to have affairs or be sexual human beings - it’s ALWAYS associated with bad character, bad actions, etc. Men can do these things just fine - that makes them virile, a stud, worthy of praise.

              The fact is that Looner’s sexuality and whatever she does in that context is completely irrelevant to her awfulness.

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              I think it’s telling that (a) you see an affair there; (b) you assume that an affair reflects more poorly on Looner than it does Trump.

              Bonus: ( c ) You think the Times of India is a good place to get factual information.

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                a - I have eyes

                b - there is very few people for whom an affair with trump would reflect less poorly than on trump

                c - quality of their journalism doesn’t matter here since the photos are what I wanted to share with you

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                  since the photos are what I wanted to share with you

                  So you make assumptions. With your eyes and your prejudice. Oh look, they may have had some vague physical contact, I guess she must be some kinda whore.

                  Same old show.

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          She very, very likely sucked Trump’s dick.

          So what if she did?

          Edit: No really. Like who cares? Does the fact reflect on her despicability or is she despicable all on her own?

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              It does reflect on her despicability

              Really? That she, a woman, may have had sex with someone?

              She’s despicable for a hundred reasons. Using the tired old trope of “loose woman” is not one of them.

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                That she, a woman may have had sex with someone.

                Finish the rest of the statement, “to exert influence” and you can see why people have a problem with it.

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                  Because she’s a woman. If she were a man they’d call it “exerting dominance” and clap.

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              Seriously? Did you not read anything else?

              WTF. You think it’s “sexual favors” if it’s a woman but… what exactly? if it’s a man?

              I’m making the point that her potentially sleeping with Trump is completely irrelevant to her being a garbage human and that it’s all kinds of misogynistic to imply that she only has his attention because of “sexual favors”.

              Geebus fuck.

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                If some man is sucking Trump’s dick and gets to be in his orbit as an “advisor” and considered for political appointments, than yes that would be a sexual favor.

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    You tell him, Laura!

    Trump’s got 4 more years, (IMO) a >50% chance he’ll finish his second alive, Congress and SCOTUS are GOP majority, and you and yours aren’t voting Democrat in 2026, so lie down on your bed and enjoy the ride.

    (maybe sue your cosmetic surgeon(s))

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    Has anyone pointed out to them lately that Musk was also an illegal immigrant?

    [Musk] has said in the past that after leaving Penn he had planned to pursue graduate studies at Stanford, but dropped out to work on founding his first company.

    That’s significant, experts say, because there are strict rules about the kind of work allowed when someone is in the US on a student visa, and work authorizations tied to student visas generally require someone to be actively studying or for the sponsoring institution to allow the student to get academic or practical training after graduation.

    Immigration attorney Greg Siskind, who’s co-authored multiple editions of a guide to J-1 visas, says transitioning from a J-1 visa to an H-1B visa is a possible path. But he says a J-1 visa wouldn’t provide work authorization to someone who dropped out of a degree program. The moment Musk dropped out, he would have lost his status and been unauthorized to work, Siskind says.

    Edit to add link (again).

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    Logan act much? Espionage?

    Jail him, sieze all assets, strip him of his citizenship, then deport his ass.

    Or, you know, Trump will just pardon him instead and call him a hero…

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    I was kinda bummed Loomer was out of the picture at the end of the election, she gave the right’s disaster-fest some popcorn value. I’d like to see her find a way back into the game and crash a little more spectacularly this time around.

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    Well, now I can not know or care who that lady is in a whole new light. Good for her for hating Elon Musk, even if it’s probably for some terrible reasons.

    Seriously, how many conservative “influencers” can there even be? I don’t even know what Ben Shapiro is yet. It’s too many. Cut it down to like 5 good ones and I might be influenced once, maybe. I’m not checking out 40,000 podcasts in an effort to give a shit about fascism.