Terry Gross

That's part of the way she made her reputation and became visible.

Describe one or two of her most extreme protests.

She told you that she believes she's some sort of modern-day oracle.

She wrote, like Cassandra, the Trojan priestess of Apollo in Greek mythology, who was cursed to utter true prophecies, I have been given the gift of prophecy.

But I am a prophet of doom, whose warnings of disaster are condemned and ignored."

Do you have any insights into why she sees herself as a prophet?

So Loomer ran for Congress in Florida twice and lost both times.

Did Trump support her?

Were they even in touch yet when she ran?

Loomer told you, she said, I don't want to say, oh, President Trump is me or I see myself in Trump, but I do.

Every time I listen to him speak, I feel like I'm listening to myself speak to myself.

How did she become so obsessed with supporting Trump?

Trump offered her a job and had to rescind the offer because of objections from his own staff at the White House.

Do you know what the objections were from his own staff?

She takes credit for having a lot of people in government fired.

And maybe she should take credit because it seems she makes a statement about them being disloyal to Trump and then the next day they're gone.

Who are some of the people who she takes credit for getting fired?

Is there a fear in Trump's White House that if you say anything negative about Laura Loomer, you will be fired?

She just wants to do everything in her power to support him.

But she also has a business doing opposition research where you dig up dirt on your opponent.